Barite
6091 Barite, Porgera Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
A bladed cluster of blocky barite crystals that are white with a bluish hue. These crystals were collected in the early to mid 1990’s. Size: H:6.5cm x W:4.9cm x D:2.2cm
6085 Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Dam Rigg Level, Northside Mines, Whaw, Arkengarthdale, North Pennines, North Yorkshire, England
Lustrous white translucent barite crystals growing on minor calcite from one of the classic old English lead mines. The barite crystals on this piece reach 1.5 cm in maximum length and fluoresce a nice cream-white under UV light. The piece is also phosphorescent, continuing to glow for several seconds after...
6078 Barite, Heathcote, Victoria
Gemmy blue crystals of barite on an off white chalky matrix from Heathcote. Collected by Jon Mommers on a Minsoc Vic field trip in the 1980s, probably 1982
6069 Barite, Quartz, Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Bright large translucent yellow barite crystals growing on very sparkly quartz crystal matrix. Barite is uncommon at this locality. Ex Mike Knew Collection. Mike Knew is the owner of Top Gem Minerals in Tucson, Arizona.
5358 Pyrite, Barite, West Head, Flinders, Victoria
JL0942. Frank Robinson
5165 Barite, Barite Mine, Bunbinyunna, South Australia
JL1379. Geoff Randall $5
ncat JP832 Calcite, Barite, Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria
Calcite fluoresces pink and barite fluoresces pale yellow
7228 JL1036 Siderite, Calcite, Barite, Quartz, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Barry Porter “typical of the Reaphook Hill geodes, a lot dug in the 80s, had to walk a few ks from the Scholzite deposit until we found a 4wd track in. Very hard slaty rock to split, geodes from 1 cm to 12cm the biggest I saw. Occurred in layers,...
1576 Barite, Malachite, Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Za‹re)
Malachite on colourless-grey barite crystals. Ex Downunder Minerals.
1512 Barite, Calcite, Old Moulds Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Labelled as barytocalcite (not listed in Mindat), but could be barite. Colourless to white crystal aggregates. Width of view 6mm. Stack og 86 images.
1270 Barite, Snuff Horn Lead Shaft, Old Moulds Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Pennines, North Yorkshire, England
A little miniature specimen from early old small shaft workings in the Moulds area. Translucent to clear small ‘spear tip’ baryte crystals in a baryte matrix. Specimen is 30x29mm.
1244 Barite, White Coppice Quarry, Chorley, Lancashire, England
Tiny white micro spear baryte crystals on matrix. A rarely offered location specimen from central Lancashire.
0753 Barite, Moralana, South Australia
This site is apparently extinct. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0482 Quartz, Barite, Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
A quartz pseudomorph after barite. Purchased at the 2013 Ballarat Gem Show.
0302 Barite, Calcite, Sphalerite, EZ Mine, Puttapa, South Australia
Sharp pale yellow barite crystal on calcite with sphalerite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5352 JL0942 Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Barite, West Head, Flinders, Victoria
Photo width 5mm and 2.5mm.
1088 Barite, Bundoora, Victoria
Colourless to white bladed crystals of barite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5415 Barite, Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales
Barite crystals from the Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales.
5459 Barite after Alstonite. Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston, Cumbria, England
A neat pseudomorph of barite after alstonite from Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nent Valley, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England. Photo width 20mm.
5448 Barite, Calcite, Sidmouth Beach, Devon, England
Barite on calcite from Sidmouth Beach, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, England. Photo width 11mm.
10028 Barite, Fluorite, Quartz, Wulfenite, Unknown black needles, Blue Star prospect, South Canyon District, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
Colourless and purple fluorite cubes and colourless quartz crystals on white barite. Minor yellow wulfenite. Unknown black needles.