Barite - Specimen handheld In places like Shigar Valley

In places like Shigar Valley

where silica-rich fluids filled volcanic cavities and slowly crystallized into Quartz and Amethyst over millions of years

This specimen shows the long face and compact skull form typical of oreodont material

Mapimí Municipality

Barite - Specimen handheld In places like Shigar ValleyMined from: Haut Katanga or Lualaba copper belt region. Congo Description: This one of a kind Barite mineral specimen from the Congo features a long, sculptural matrix covered in honey brown to golden Barite crystals with pale translucent crystal growths throughout. The Barite forms layered bladed plates and rosette like clusters, with many thin crystals overlapping in fan shaped sprays across the top of the specimen. The earthy brown matrix gives the