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Dreislar SPITZEN MINERAL
Beautiful, very large BARYT step in museum quality
BARYT xx = HEAVY SPAT = BARIUMSULFATE with gold shining COPPER CRYSTALS = CHALCOPYRITE - the whole on rare, pink-colored rough BARYT mother rock - FIRST CLASS !
The barite mine in DREISLAR - HOCHSAUERLAND - North Rhine-Westphalia - GERMANY,
has already been closed, and there is practically NOTHING left to be found on the dumps, so this level is one of the last opportunities for any collector to get hold of such a super piece from this well-known site.
These BARYTE formed around 50 million years ago. BARYT is also used as a shield against radioactive and X-ray radiation.
Weight of this magnificent step: 11.2 KILOGRAM !
Dimensions: 22 x 21 x 16 cm
