Barita
Barita is a mineral with formula BaSO₄, in the Sulfatos group. This specimen comes from Nuxis, Cerdeña, Italia.
Description
Tabular, semitranslucent crystals on a dark matrix.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0507
- Composition
- BaSO₄
- Name
- Barita
- Group
- Sulfatos
- District / Municipality
- Nuxis
- Province
- Cerdeña
- Country
- Italia
- Etymology
- It comes from the Greek 'barys' (βαρύς), meaning 'heavy'. This name perfectly describes one of its most distinctive properties: its high density for a non-metallic mineral.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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- Celestina — España
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