Mineral: Barite
Locality: Sand pit, Rockenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse/Hessen, Germany
Dimensions: 3.3 x 3.0 x 3.2 cm

Description: Sand-included bladed brown barite crystals forming a rosette-shaped cluster. These are very similar to the barite "roses" that are found in Oklahoma.

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