SAMPLE OF BARITE CRYSTALS WITH TOTALLY TRANSPARENT FLUORITE CRYSTALS AND OF OUTSTANDING QUALITY. SOME OF THE FLUORITE CRYSTALS WE CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE CROSSED BY THE BARITA AND CAUSE A TYPICAL CRYSTALIZATION. PIECE FOUND IN ASTURIAS, AND OF A VERY GOOD CRYSTAL QUALITY. PIECE FOR COLLECTORS.
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.
