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Baryte & Fluorite

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Baryte & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 6 × 4.9 cm
Description

The locality is well known for fluorite, but barite is an outstanding rarity from Okorusu mine. The base of the specimen consists of very dark, cubic fluorite crystals with lustrous faces. They wear a hat of sharp terminated, light bluw barite crystals. Looks fine in various positions and should be high valued because of the rarity of barite from the mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic