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Baryte on Calcite

#46513

Baryte on Calcite

#46513
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm - Miniature 
Formula
BaSO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota, United States

Baryte from South Dakota is the world's finest. I am, of course, biased living here in South Dakota. This crystal is 3.3cm nearly flawless crystal on a bit of matrix. The termination is ever slightly frosted and the color is a rich root beer color, which have made these Barytes so desirable. 

Baryte

Formula
BaSO4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Prismatic, Massive - Fibrous 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Imperfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
white, yellowish white, grayish white, brownish white, dark brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
3-3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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