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Baryte

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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Mavrolakkas, Kastro Valley, Limenaria, Thasos, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 8 × 6.7 cm
Description

Barite and siderite on dark limonite/goethite matrix. The crystals are shiny and reach an edge length of up to 3 cm. As you can see on the photos there is also some brown limonite on the crystals. No significant damage to report . This great piece comes from an old Greek iron mine. Such barite are not offered on the mineral market and new discoveries are no longer possible.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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