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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Oraparinna Mine, Oraparinna Homestead, Bunkers Range, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 5.2 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

A superb specimen from this open cut mine. This piece is solid baryte and features these large clear to honey coloured tabular crystals.

One large crystal has a natural fracture giving an unusual dual coloured appearance. This is as good as they get from this locality !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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