44271: Barite and Wulfenite - $18 Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Mining District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco Small cabinet - 8.1 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm 164 grams Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A mound of colorless to pale rusty
brown barite blades sits atop but mostly separated from
the rock matrix. It is unclear if the barite was deposited
directly on the rock then selectively etched, or (more
likely) the rock was first covered with some other
material (mud, soft barite, etc.), the extant barite was
deposited atop this layer, then the now-intermediate layer
was etched away. Regardless of its original, the void
hosts moderately abundant, thin, orange wulfenite
crystals. While the barite/wulfenite association from this
locality is well know, I find this particular arrangement
to be rather unusual. Some minor edge wear to the barite.
Displays nicely, if you think of this mostly as a barite
specimen.
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