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Baryte

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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Oberwolfach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.8 × 6 cm
Description

Excellent, slightly translucent orthorhombic reddish to bluish gray crystals of barite measuring 5.5 cm in height. The surfaces are highly lustrous, bright blue and nicely accented with reddish brown hematite. Bright reddish color with backlit. No significant damages to report, bottom was on the rock.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White