Specimen #945

Name: Crested Barite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Rogers Fluorspar Mine ("Madoc"), Moira Lake area, Huntingdon Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-11-12

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Most common barium mineral, barium sulfate (BaSO4). It commonly forms as platy crystals (known as crested barite). Barite is abundant in parts of Spain, Germany, and the U.S. Commercially, ground barite is used in oil well and gas well drilling muds; in the preparation of barium compounds; as a filler for paper, cloth, and phonograph records; as a white pigment; and as an inert material in coloured paints.

Minerals: Barite (BaSO₄)

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Crested Barite, Rogers Fluorspar Mine ("Madoc"), Moira Lake area, Huntingdon Township, Hastings Co., Ontario - FOV: 13.5 x 9.0 mm