Mineral: Baryte
Locality: Calcite Quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Dimensions: 65 x 60 x 30

Description: Rosette-shaped, translucent baryte with opaque crystal rims showing a pale reddish tint caused by hematite micro-inclusions. From the 2006-2007 pockets hosted in Kulm-Plattenkalk (Visé, Lower Carboniferous), tectonically clefted and mineralized during the Upper Carboniferous/Tertiary (Bode 2007). ex Ingo Löffler/ Endeavour minerals (Germany)

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