Barite

Origin: Grube Clara, Oberwolfach, Schwarzwald, Germany
Picture height: 30 mm
Sample owner: R.J. Bongers
 
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Pieter Stemvers, Leusden, Netherlands

email: stemvers@hetnet.nl

 

Origin: Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.
Owner: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Sample size: about 7 cm high
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Anthony Kampf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Barite pseudomorph after alstonite, to 5 mm in size, associated with sphalerite
Origin: Haggs mine, Nentsberry, Cumbria, Great Brittain
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm
 
        
Barite on quartz
Origin: Dee mine, main decline, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Sample size: 6 x 6 x 5 cm, largest crystal 3 x 1.5 cm
 
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Origin: Hecla Rosebud Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 8 x 4 x 2 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Barite with phantom fluorescence under UV light
Origin: unknown
Owner: Axel Emmermann
 

These platy crystals have a white crystalline crust that fluoresces strongly yellow-white to white under both long wave and short wave UV. Stereo photo taken under short wave UV.

Origin: La Cruz mine, Linares, Spain
Owner: Axel Emmermann
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Axel Emmermann

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Barite on dolomite
Origin: Frizington, Cumberland, England
Sample size: 25 x 16 cm plate
 
  
Origin: Linwood mine, Buffalo, Iowa, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 5 cm
 
Origin: 350n, 1400w, Victory mine, Cave in Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A.
Sample size: 25 x 15 x 33 mm
 
Origin: Sherman Tunnel, near Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 34 x 10 x 18 mm
 
  
Barite with fluorite
Origin: Minerva mine #1, Cave in Rock district, ~3 km north of Cave in Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm
 
  
Origin: France Stone Co. Custar quarry, 4 miles NW of Custar, Wood Co., Ohio, U .S.A.
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm matrix
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
  
Stibnite included in barite
Origin: Hecla Rosebud Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Ex. Keith Hayes collection
Sample size: 8.1 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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