Composed of barium sulfate, Barite forms in diverse environments from hydrothermal veins to sedimentary basins. Its heavy, pale crystals grow in delicate rosettes or bladed clusters, their calm, ghostly glow a quiet testament to shifting subterranean waters.
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, Quartz w/ Pyrite - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
Orpiment, Realgar, Barite, - Quiruvilca Mine, Peru
