Barita
Barita is a mineral with formula BaSO₄, in the Sulfatos group. This specimen comes from Mina Marisol, Campos de golf, Cartagena, Región de Murcia, España.
Description
Small piece of white barite coated with pyrolusite
About Barita
Barite (barium sulfate) from los Campos de Golf at Cartagena-La Unión stands out for its thick, typically white or colorless tabular crystals, occasionally enriching its paragenesis with pyrolusite coatings.
About the locality
The historic Atamaría mining enclave (Cartagena), world-famous for iconic barite specimens from mines like Marisol, was absorbed by the La Manga Club resort in the 1970s. Today, this geological heritage is critically endangered by real estate speculation and golf course expansions that threaten to permanently bury its remaining dumps and galleries.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0635
- Composition
- BaSO₄
- Name
- Barita
- Group
- Sulfatos
- Associations
- Pirolusita
- Mine
- Mina Marisol
- District / Municipality
- Campos de golf
- Province
- Cartagena
- Region
- Región de Murcia
- Country
- España
- Size (cm)
- 5 x 4 x 4
- Ex-collection
- Aleydis Soliveres
- Etymology
- From the Greek «barys», heavy, because of its high density.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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