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 and joined the Terrium collection in 2023.
Description
Elongated and VERY HEAVY piece of white barite crystals with black pyrolusite coatings.
About Barita
This barium sulfate stands out for its white tabular crystals nicely enriched with distinctive pyrolusite coatings. A typical Campos de Golf paragénesis quite sought-after.
About the locality
Absorbed by the La Manga Club resort in the 1970s, the historic Atamaría mining enclave (Cartagena) is world-famous for the iconic barite specimens found in legendary mines like Marisol. 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.
- 0364
- Internal reference
- T0016
- 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)
- 11 x 5 x 4
- Weight
- 426.6 g
- Acquired
- 2023
- Etymology
- From the Greek «barys», heavy, because of its high density.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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