Mineral: Barite
Locality: Elbrusskiy Mine, Elbrus Mountain, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
Dimensions: 6,5 x 3,0 x 11,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 11,1 cm Perfectly terminated, large, transparent, limpid, amber-colored prism; in contact at the base with the micro-crystallized orpiment matrix on which it developed and from which it was detached MIM number 1131 Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)

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