Barite

Barite with orpiment inclusions
Origin: Regent mine, 50' level, Rawhide district, Mineral County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 15 x 12 x 15 mm
 
  
Origin: Minerva mine #1, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A.
Sample size: 6 x 7 x 4 cm
 
  
Origin: Palos Verdes barite locality, Point Vicente, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Ex Tom Dwyer and Gil Griffin collection
Sample size: 10.5 x 8 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Henderson mine, Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ex Marvin Pearce collection; ex Tyson's Fine Minerals, Inc. specimen, also ex Dave Joyce specimen
Sample size: 5.5 x 3 x 6.2 cm
 
  
Colorless to slightly bluish-gray transparent thin bladed crystals of barite to 13 mm in size set nicely about the matrix. The barites are partly sprinkled with sparkling brassy micro pyrite crystals.
Origin: Level 4, El Solar mine, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
 
  
  
Origin: Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5 x 4.5 x 9.2 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
 
  
Origin: Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.1 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm (top), 5.2 x 4.0 x 3.4 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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