Aragonite (Copper-rich) on Quartz pseudomorphs after Barite blades - image 1
Photo by Joe Budd

Aragonite (Copper-rich) on Quartz pseudomorphs after Barite blades

Aragonite (copper-rich) on quartz pseudomorphs after barite blades (nicknamed “The Blue Dragon”), 35.5 cm, from the karst district in central Yunnan Province (probably the Malipo mine in Wenshan County), China. Purchased in China as a much larger specimen and later trimmed out, it is freestanding and without repair. Photo by Joe Budd.

Product details

SpeciesBarite, Aragonite, Quartz, Copper
SizeMuseum
Dimensions35.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityChina, Yunnan, Wenshan
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 173
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Barite
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dense barium sulfate prized for blue blades and honey clusters; top localities include Elk Creek, Meikle, Spain, Morocco; quality factors and care.
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Barite from Wenshan
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Wenshan
Wenshan, China — collector locality famed for electric blue hemimorphite, blue aragonite, smithsonite with vivid calcite forms from zinc-bearing skarns.