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Baryte with Quartz

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Opaque, snow-white curved blades of Baryte form an oblique spherical rosette measuring approximately 4.0 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm. This sits at the apex of a bed of stubby milky-white Quartz crystals which adopt a pale sky-blue hue, especially in artificial light. From the Brixlegg-Schwaz area within the Inn Valley of North Tyrol, Austria, the Quartz crystals are between 1 to 4 mm wide and their bluish tinge contrasts nicely against the pure white Quartz matrix. This habit of Baryte is sometimes referred to as onion or onion dome Baryte. A showy Austrian Baryte with Quartz.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.5 x 8.9 x 5.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$750.00
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Schwaz - Brixlegg mining district
A collector's guide to Schwaz - Brixlegg mining district, Austria: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 40 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.