Barite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

There are many localities for Barite all over Colorado, from sedimentary deposits to ore bodies. One of the most well-known localities for the species is Muddy Creek in the southwestern corner of Colorado. This attractive small cabinet display specimen features good quality, sharp, GEMMY, beautiful very pale blue colored, bladed crystals of Barite measuring up to 2.0 cm on very minor matrix. Most of the Barites are in fine condition, while some other crystals have a few contacts that can be seen with the naked eye. This piece is has GEMMIER crystals than most pieces we've seen from Muddy Creek. Valued at $500 in the inventory. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/