Barite

  
Origin: Northumberland mine, Northumberland district, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 5 x 3.3 cm
 
     
Origin: Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.2 x 1.3 x 6.2 cm
 
  
  
Barite on calcite
  
Barite with sulfide inclusions
Origin: Meikle mine, Bootstrap mining district, Elko County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 11 x 9.5 x 7 cm (top/2nd row), 7.2 x 6 x 3 cm (bottom)
 
  
  
Fluorite on barite
Origin: Berbes, Asturias, Spain
Sample size: 9 x 4 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Barite on calcite
Origin: Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5 x 5.5 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Colliers Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Sample size: 10 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm
 
  
  
Barite with quartz and sphalerite
Origin: Elmwood Mine, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, U.S.A.
Ex. Steve Neely collection
Sample size: 6.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Finegrained sediments containing barite rich in radium: "radiobarite or radian barite"
Origin: Marquez Mine, Grants district, New Mexico, USA
Sample size: 3 x 4 cm (left), 3 x 5 cm (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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