WE PRESENT THIS SAMPLE OF BLUE BARITE, FROM LA MOSCONA MINE IN ASTURIAS. IN THIS PIECE WE CAN OBSERVE THE TWO SHADES OF BARITE FROM THE TYPICAL WHITE TO THE BLUE. GOOD PIECE FOR COLLECTION.
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.
