barite

Name:

barite

A photo of the mineral barite

Class:

Sulfosalts

Chemistry:

BaSO4 Barium Sulfate

Color(s):

white, yellow, brown, red, blue, green, black, Streak: white

Hardness:

3 - 3.5

SpecGrav:

4.3 - 4.6

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

complete

Crystal:

rhombic (often tabular plates)

Envronment:

forms in mesothermal and epithermal veins and in hydrothermal replacement deposits

Association:

cerussite, dolomite, gypsum, apatite, calcite

Locals:

| British Columbia | Morocco | Colorado/USA |

Misc:

soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid, alteration product is witherite, the name is from the Greek "barys" meaning "heavy"

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Lawrence Co., Indiana
2.) Mibladen, Morocco
3.) Brazil
4.) Mibladen, Morocco

5.) Emerson, Georgia
6.) Emerson, Georgia
7.) Eureka County, Nevada
8.) Eureka County, Nevada

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Name:	barite
Class:	Sulfosalts
Chemistry:	BaSO4 Barium Sulfate
Color(s):	white, yellow, brown, red, blue, green, black, Streak: white
Hardness:	3 - 3.5	SpecGrav:	4.3 - 4.6
Fracture:	conchoidal	Cleavage:	complete
Crystal:	rhombic (often tabular plates)
Envronment:	forms in mesothermal and epithermal veins and in hydrothermal replacement deposits
Association:	cerussite, dolomite, gypsum, apatite, calcite
Locals:	\| British Columbia \| Morocco \| Colorado/USA \|
Misc:	soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid, alteration product is witherite, the name is from the Greek "barys" meaning "heavy"

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Lawrence Co., Indiana 2.) Mibladen, Morocco 3.) Brazil 4.) Mibladen, Morocco		5.) Emerson, Georgia 6.) Emerson, Georgia 7.) Eureka County, Nevada 8.) Eureka County, Nevada

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