LARGE SIZE BARITE WITH BLUE CRYSTALS FROM LA MOSCONA, IN ASTURIAS SPECTACULAR COLLECTOR'S PIECE THAT MINERALPRIX NOW HAS FOR SALE. MINERALPRIX PRIVATE COLLECTION PIECE.
Barite or barite, comes from "heavy", being a mineral that weighs more than average.
It is a mineral of the class of sulfates.
Chemically it is used to obtain Barium sulfate.