Barite

BariteBarite is a mineral with an interesting history, a crystal occurring in a wide variety of colors and forms. Named for the Greek word for heavy, it is largely mined as an industrial ore across the globe, with uses in various industries including oil drilling. As a mineral specimen or gemstone Barite can be found in many colors including vibrant reds, pinks, and blues as well as the more commonly encountered clear or pale white. These fine specimens

Also known as antimonite

which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap

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or the formation of equally thin layers of secondary minerals due to hydrothermal or other alteration

the crab fossil's color can vary from brown to gold depending on what minerals were present at time of fossilization

Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming

Calcite is clear naturally but it can be found in a variety of brilliant colors due to the presence of chemical impurities during formation

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Incredible specimens of natural uncut aquamarine from Mount Little Xuebaoding in Sichuan

pyrite is an abundant sulfide mineral that despite some similarities can easily be distinguished from actual gold by its crystal form (typically cuboidal) and being much harder whereas gold is soft and malleable

Flexycalymene Trilobite Fossils (Flexicalymene ouzregui) are approx

Barite is a mineral with an interesting history