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Colors run from colorless and white through honey-yellow, blue, brown, red and green, depending on trace inclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic tabular yellow crystals come from the \u003cstrong\u003eMeikle Mine\u003c\/strong\u003e in Nevada and honey-colored specimens from \u003cstrong\u003eElk Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e, South Dakota, while gemmy blue prismatic baryte is typical of \u003cstrong\u003eStoneham\u003c\/strong\u003e, Colorado. \u003cstrong\u003eCave-in-Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e, Illinois yields fine baryte with fluorite and calcite, and brown \"desert rose\" rosettes are iconic of Oklahoma and Morocco's Khenifra and Mibladen districts. European hunters look to \u003cstrong\u003eFrizington\u003c\/strong\u003e in Cumbria for coxcomb crystals, \u003cstrong\u003eLes Malines\u003c\/strong\u003e in France, and the historic \u003cstrong\u003eVillamassargia\u003c\/strong\u003e and Santa Lucia Mine localities in Sardinia, Italy, prized for orange-yellow crystals on fluorite. Romania's Baia Sprie and Cavnic mines contribute realgar-tinted red baryte, while China's Hunan and Guizhou provinces produce vivid blue tabular clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaryte forms mainly in low-to-medium temperature hydrothermal veins alongside galena, sphalerite, fluorite, calcite and dolomite, and in sedimentary evaporite sequences with celestine, anhydrite and gypsum. Its diagnostic weight, lack of acid reaction and often striking fluorescence make it a rewarding species to identify, while the sheer diversity of habit and locality-specific color keeps baryte a perennial favorite among systematic and aesthetic mineral collectors alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lz-barite-romania-trasparente-0","title":"BARYTE –  Light Blue \u0026 Trasparent Crystal Cluster from Herja Mine, Romania","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural Barite from Herja Mine, Chiuzbăla, Romania. Well-developed crystal cluster with excellent natural luster and clearly defined crystal faces. 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Beautiful specimen featuring well-developed lustrous yellow Barite crystals with excellent crystal definition and harmonious natural growth. Highly aesthetic collector's specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"213\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"487\" data-start=\"470\"\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"213\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"503\" data-start=\"488\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140 x 81 x 57 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"213\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"532\" data-start=\"521\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 867 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"213\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"554\" data-start=\"539\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Muscadroxius–Genna Tres Montis, Silius, Sardinia, Italy\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424937599085,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20260308221853.jpg?v=1783140267"},{"product_id":"barite-honey-colored-transparent-crystals-with-phantoms-from-rio-bacchera-sardinia-italy","title":"BARYTE – Honey-Colored Transparent Crystals with Phantoms from Rio Bacchera, Sardinia, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eExceptional natural Barite from the famous Rio Bacchera Quarry, Nuxis, Sardinia, Italy. Outstanding collector specimen featuring delicate honey-colored crystals with remarkable transparency, beautiful internal phantoms and a prominent main crystal rising above the cluster. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"845\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77 x 59 x 53 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"895\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rio Bacchera Quarry, Nuxis, Sardinia, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424984424557,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20260215161545.jpg?v=1783141477"},{"product_id":"barite-phantom-and-double-terminated-crystal-from-villamassargia-sardinia-italy","title":"BARYTE – Phantom and Double-Terminated Crystal from Villamassargia, Sardinia, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural Barite from Villamassargia, South Sardinia, Italy. Highly aesthetic specimen featuring well-formed crystals with vivid coloration, including a prominent phantom crystal and an excellent double-terminated crystal on matrix. Elegant natural arrangement and strong collector appeal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"575\"\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 x 97 x 75 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 620 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Villamassargia, South Sardinia, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45425045405805,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20260215182735.jpg?v=1783143122"},{"product_id":"fa15-zolfo-barite-polonia-0","title":"SULFUR \u0026 BARYTE – Vivid Yellow Crystals on white Baryte, Machów, Poland","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNatural Sulfur on Baryte from the historic Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland — a classic locality that closed in 1991 and was later flooded to create a recreational lake, meaning it can never produce material again. Intensely bright yellow sulfur crystals contrast beautifully against the white baryte matrix, a genuinely rare and permanently unrepeatable Polish locality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64 × 29 × 32 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 69 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg City County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452036964461,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20260305231956.jpg?v=1783893464"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.italmineral.com\/collections\/baryte.oembed","provider":"ITALMINERAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}