IMPRESSIVE PIECE OF BARITE CRYSTALS WITH FIRST QUALITY CHALCOPYRITE FILM ON A BASE OF YELLOW FLUORITE TYPICAL FROM LA MOSCONA, IN ASTURIAS. IN THE BACK OF THE PIECE WE CAN SEE DOLOMITE FLOWERS. PIECE OF FIRST QUALITY AND UNCOMMON.
The Barite or Barita , comes from "heavy", for being a mineral that weighs more than normal. It is a mineral of the sulfate class.
Chemically it is used to obtain barium sulfate.
