22 specimens found!


CCN0347_14 €
Barite
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Small Cabinet6.5x5x2.5cm60g
Greenish yellow, sharp and transparent barite xls with some chalcopyrite inclusions. The specimen is covered with barite on both sides! Some exposed xls have small damages that do not distract from the overall appearance.
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DCN1007_15 €
Barite
Dongchuan, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet11.5x9x8cm1110g
Honey-yellow barite xls to several cm. Transparent and translucent zones. The whole specimen consists of barite.
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CDE1608_26 €
Barite, Tetrahedrite, Erythrite with Dolomite
Kamsdorf, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Small Cabinet7x5.5x4.5cm235g
Vug in permian limestone, filled with bladed, pink barite to 2.5cm and well crystallized tetrahedrite xls of 2mm. Further coloration is added by tiny globular aggregates of red erythrite (see photo). Found 1999.
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DCN0905_32 €
Barite, Stibiconite with Quartz
Dachang (Qinglong) Sb-Au deposit, Qinglong Co, Qianxinan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Cabinet12.5x8x4cm351g
Leafy, well crystallized creamy white barite together with small, stibiconite coated stibnite clusters growing on a matrix of druzy quartz. Small damages.
fluorescent SW and LW yellow and orange matrix areas





DCN0887_35 €
Barite, Stibiconite ps Stibnite
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Cabinet16x6.5x5cm368g
Very well developed barite xls, transparent with phantoms. Some damaged tips (see photo). Covered with fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange) from one direction. Several stibiconite ps stibnite x. Mined before 1995
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DCN0892_38 €
Barite
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China
Cabinet10x8x5cm527g
Blocky, tabular light blue, shiny and translucent barite xls, some with frosted creamy yellow opaque outer layers. Both sides crystallized, almost a floater.
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DCN1270_38 €
Barite with Calcite
Xiefang mine, Ruijin County, Jiangxi Province, China
Cabinet11.5x8x4.5cm270g
Ultrasharp, transparent yellow barite, associated by lenticular white calcite. Found before 2006, seems to have disappeared now.
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CES0528_40 €
Barite with Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet7x6x3cm115g
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm. Looks much better in person, the photo unfortunately makes it appear quite flat.
fluorescent LW yellow
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DFR1160_42 €
Barite, Copper native with Quartz
Le Burg Mine (Le Burc Mine), Alban - Le Fraysse area, Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees, France
Cabinet11x7x6.5cm545g
Yellow transparent barite xls to 1cm in a vug lined with manganese minerals and minute xls of native copper on quartz. Unusual association from a mine that is famous for its blue fluorites. These are only present on this specimen as blue fluorescent cleavage planes in the matrix. Found in 1981.
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CCN1009_45 €
Barite
Luquan, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Small Cabinet5.5x4.1x2.7cm268g
Single barite x, blue transparent with internal color zoning! The base is a cleavage plane. Relatively new find from Yunnan.
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DCN1704_45 €
Fluorite, Barite
Honghe Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet10x7x4cm320g
Deep indigo blue fluorite cubes with matte surface, overgrown by bright white bladed barite. The fluorite exhibits a color change between deep indigo blue in daylight to violet blue in incandescent light! Exact locality is unknown. The color is natural, the specimen had not been irradiated! Mined before 2004.
fluorescent LW blue fluorite
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DCN0891_55 €
Barite
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China
Cabinet14x11x8cm1138g
Bladed xls to 7cm, glassy with sawtooth edges and transparent yellow tips. Some Matrix.
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DCN0884_58 €
Barite
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China
Cabinet10x7x6cm480g
Colorless transparent, glassy aggregate of double terminated xls, some with yellow tips. Remarkable are the rounded edges and at least one fluid inclusion (enhydro) with moving gas bubble.
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CCN0316_60 €
Barite
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Small Cabinet9.5x9x8cm770g
Honey-yellow barite xls to 8cm! Transparent and translucent zones. Characteristic from this findplace are inclusions of sub-mm to mm chalcopyrite inclusions that cause a golden sparkling effect. The whole specimen consists of barite, many of the smaller xls are damaged. The three main xls however are well preserved. The specimen is from a regular copper mining operation with the consequential rough handling.
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DCN0985_60 €
Barite with Calcite
China
Cabinet13.5x11x6cm750g
Cleaved tip of a large calcite x, overgrown by flat, orange to yellow barite xls and other minerals. Found around 2005. The exact findplace is unknown.
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DES0527_85 €
Barite
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet16x9x5cm680g
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm
fluorescent LW yellow
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DCN0109_95 €
Barite, Stibiconite
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Cabinet12x10x6cm692g
Very well developed barite xls, transparent with phantoms. Largely undamaged. One side is covered with a fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange).
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DCN1377_140 €
Barite, Creedite, Stibiconite with Fluorite
Houhuayuan Mine, Dachang (Qinglong) Sb-Au deposit, Qinglong County, Qianxinan Aut. Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Cabinet18x10x4cm580g
Cream colored to reddish sparkly barite clusters dominate this specimen, however there is much more to discover: colorless transparent creedite and yellow, earthy stibiconite. A unique combination on a quite esthetic specimen!
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DCN0315_160 €
Barite
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet17x16x7cm1505g
Very sharp, glassy blades of barites, greenish yellow with grey phantoms and partial limonite coating (could be removed). Golden sparkling chalcopyrite inclusions. Difficult to photograph, much better in person. Very few damages. Thin matrix, most of the specimen consists of barite.
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ECN0304_210 €
Quartz, Barite
Mianyang, Jinkouhe, Sichuan Province, China
Large Cabinet30x19x10cm4010g
Sharp barite xls, yellowish white with satin luster and white phantoms, growing on transparent rock crystal tips to 5cm length, some colored by hematite. Large, representative specimen, fully crystallized! Looks much better in person, as the rock crystal is barely visible in the photos. Will be shipped in custom-made wooden box.
fluorescent Barite LW yellowish
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DCN0400_225 €
Fluorite, Barite
Honghe Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Cabinet19x14.5x9cm2520g
Fluorite cubes to 2cm along edge with matte surface, overgrown by white balls of barite blades. The fluorite exhibits a color change between deep indigo blue in daylight to violet blue in incandescent light! Exact locality is unknown. The color is natural, the specimen had not been irradiated! Base is sawn. Mined before 2004.
fluorescent LW patchy yellow matrix
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ECN0397_280 €
Barite, Stibiconite
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Large Cabinet30x14x14cm5430g
Large specimen of sharp, blocky barite xls, transparent with grey phantoms. Largely undamaged, most of what appears like bruises in the picture are internal reflections in the crystals. Covered with a fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange) from one direction. Mined before 1995, the findplace is considered a "Chinese classic". Will be shipped in a custom made wooden box.
fluorescent LW patchy yellow matrix minerals
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