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Baryte Hematite & Calcite

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Baryte Hematite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.8 × 7.1 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
392.00gr
Description

A fabulous specimen of Baryte overgrown by a thin layer of Hematite from Skorpion Mine, Namibia. A beautiful palm-size specimen with fine cube crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White