WE PRESENT YOU THIS PIECE OF BARITE WITH A VARIETY OF CRYSTALS, SOME COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, MIXED WITH CALCITE CRYSTALS AND CHALCOPYRITE SPIKES. VERY GOOD PIECE FROM THE EMILIO MINE OF QUALITY TYPE A. FIRST PIECE FOR COLLECTORS
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.
