SPECTACULAR BARITE ON MATRIX FROM THE MORENA MINE IN GORGUEL LA UNION (MURCIA) HIGH QUALITY CRYSTALS AND CRYSTALLINE PERFECTION WITH A LIGHT BLUE SHADE AND AT THE SAME TIME TRANSPARENT. GOOD SIZE PIECE THAT MAY NOT BE MISSING IN YOUR COLLECTION.
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.
