Specimen #666

Name: Barite var. Golden

Type: Mineral

Locality: Riu Bachera mine, Nuxis, Sulcis area, Sardinia, Italy

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm

Weight: 431

Acquired: 2008-04-25

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: A very attractive floater sample (0.450 Kg) of golden Barite recently found in the Riu Bachera mine, a small open pit operation more known in Sardinia for the quality of the collectable samples rather than for the industrial production. It features a cluster of undamaged, perfectly terminated crystals with a small massive barite matrix on one side . This sample was found inside a pocket in a calcite vein , free from the calcite matrix that was leached by acid fluids and we can see a very good luster on one side while a milkish opacity due to the contact with the calcite can be observed on the other one.

Minerals: Barite (BaSO4)

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm F: 8

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy

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Barite var. Golden from Sardinia, Italy