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Baryte

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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6.9 × 6.1 cm
Description

This is a great piece with remarkably large blades of white baryte (around 6.5 cm in diameter), covered with a layer of iron-oxyde with black spots - probably sphalerite. It is in fine condition and beautiful on all sides. A superb piece!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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