Barite with Quartz

Item Description

A fantastic and hard to find small cabinet display specimen from the lesser known Murray Mine (not to be confused with the Meikle Mine) in Nevada. This piece features a layer of Barite on matrix, which is partially coated by sugary / drusy Quartz. The Barite formed in translucent, pseudo-rhombic, blocky crystals with soft silvery hue, then a depostion of sparkling white Quartz came in to create the "sugarbowl" effect. The largest Barite crystal measures 2.0 cm. Very little damage, and showy as you can see from the photos. The piece came from the Sugarbowl Pocket. A wonderful piece of this limited and gorgeous material.