BARITE CRYSTALS WITH FULLY TRANSPARENT FLUORITE CRYSTALS. HIGH QUALITY BARITE SHEETS SEMI TRANSPARENT AT THE BASE AND TRANSPARENT AT THE TOP. IN BETWEEN WE CAN OBSERVE SOME LARGE FLUORITE CRYSTAL TOTALLY TRANSPARENT.
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.