Blue Barite on Pyrite - Specimen Higher Heart Small white botryoidal mineral growths

Small white botryoidal mineral growths sit across portions of the Barite

It has a rugged surface with visible texture changes that give it a very raw

with iron oxide being primarily responsible for the red and yellow tones

Collectors are drawn to it because the rutile looks like captured threads of light

Blue Barite on Pyrite - Specimen Higher Heart Small white botryoidal mineral growthsMined from: Cavnic Mine, Maramure County, Romania. Description: This one of a kind Blue Barite on Pyrite specimen from Romania features pale blue grey, translucent Barite crystals formed across a sparkling metallic Pyrite matrix. The Barite shows a mix of tabular, blocky, and bladed crystal habits, with glassy rectangular growths clustered heavily along one side and smaller crystals scattered across the brassy Pyrite surface. The contrast between the