Barite
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Barite is BaSO4. This Barium containing mineral is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. The sample is about 20 cm across.
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Both of these samples of barite are from Cumbria, England. The sample at left is about 12 cm high, and the yellow variety shows the tip of a crystal which was about 5-7cm long.
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| This close detail of a barite sample shows the added small crystals of chalcopyrite. Sample from Dreislar, Nord Rhein-Westphalen, Germany.
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This sample of barite is from Tsumeb, Namibia. The sample size is about 6x6 cm.
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