Blue Barite Crystal Swirl

Blue Barite Crystal Swirl from Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Nador Province, Morocco

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

A majestic specimen with impressive, silky and yet lustrous Barite crystals forming a windswept curl upon a small pedestal of matrix. One of the finer examples of this material that we have seen trickle out recently, this is from a small lot of holdbacks released by one of the miners at Tucson 2014. Joe Budd photos.

Locality

Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Nador Province, Morocco

Dimensions

13.0 x 12.0 x 8.0 cm.


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