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Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Ras Abu Rudeis, El Tor, South Sinai, Egypt
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Weight: 
48.00gr
Description

Very rare desert rose formed by crystallized Baryte instead of gypsum up to 40 mm; unusual sample

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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