Baryte

TSNB820
Specimen
Exhibit 1. Baryte; 120 mm.
Exhibit 1. Baryte; 120 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood photo; courtesy of the Tsumeb Museum, Namibia
Exhibit 2. 50 mm field of view.
Exhibit 2. 50 mm field of view.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood photo; courtesy of the Tsumeb Museum, Namibia
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Specimen Title

Baryte

Principal Mineral

Baryte

Size

Cabinet; 120mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Collection

Tsumeb Museum, Namibia

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB820

Description

Blocky crystals (to 25 mm) of highly translucent to transparent golden-brown baryte on a matrix of silicified dolostone. The diaphaneity is unusual for crystals of this size and habit from Tsumeb.

The location in the mine for this specimen is not recorded.