Baryte (fine gemmy crystals)

Item Description

A beautiful specimen of these excellent, and I would say now classic Barytes from Peru. These attractive and distinctive pieces started coming out in the early 2000s, and are some of the best quality examples of the species from any locality in South America. This piece features sharp, lustrous, VERY gemmy, tabular bladed Baryte crystals of a beautiful golden color measuring up to about 2.1 cm, aesthetically sitting on matrix. I love the balance and three-dimensional appeal. These pieces are now hard to find on the market, and certainly worth picking up if you collect Barytes, Peruvian minerals or general display pieces.
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/