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Quartz & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 8.7 × 4.2 cm
Description

Truly fantastic crystal cluster from Romania! There are several large elongated crystals which were grown together forming this nice sculptural piece. It is not transparent but therefore you have glossy faces all over. Icing in the cacke is definitely the little blue baryte crystal in the center of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

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