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Barite: BaSO4
Comments: Honey-colored very transparent barite crystal group. Location: (1998) Meikle mine, Elko Co. Nevada, USA. Scale: 5 x 6 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Barite: BaSO4 Jacobsite: (Mn++,Fe++,Mg)(Fe+++,Mn+++)2O4
Comments: Sharp, octahedral crystals of Jacobsite on a bladed barite matrix. Location: N' Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Scale: 3x2.5x1.9 cm. © Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals
Barite: BaSO4 Wurtzite: (Zn,Fe)S
Comments: Compact, dark, metallic crystals of wurtzite intermixed with galena crystals and white barite blades. Location: Huanzala, Huanuco Dept., Peru. Scale: 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm. © Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals
Comments: Tabular, clear crystal of barite on a small matrix of pinkish dolomite. Fluorescence under UV light. Location: Cerro Warihuyn, 2850 m, Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco Peru. Scale: 3.4 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm. © Fabre Minerals