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Baryte With Realgar Inclusions

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Baryte With Realgar Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

A really nice little sample of well shaped inter-grown baryte crystals which formed an aesthetic assemble all around. The intense red color is result of realgar inclusions. This materail is really famous and came in only low quantity.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0