LARGE SIZE BARITE CRYSTALS WITH A LIGHT BLUE SHADE MIXED WITH LARGE SIZE CALCITE CRYSTALS. ALSO IN THIS PIECE WE CAN SEE CARAMELATED FLUORITE, TYPICAL FROM LA MOSCONA MINE, IN ASTURIAS.
Barite or Barite , comes from "heavy", being a mineral that weighs more than normal.
It is a mineral of the class of sulfates.
Chemically it is used to obtain Barium sulfate.
