Baryte (fine gemmy crystals)

Item Description

An impressive, beautiful and highly aesthetic cabinet sized display specimen of these wonderful, and I would say classic (or at least soon-to-be-classic) Barytes from Peru. These distinctive and easily recognizable specimens first made an appearance on the market in the early 2000s, and they are truly some of the best quality Barytes from any locality in South America. This piece features sharp, lustrous, rather gemmy, tabular bladed Baryte crystals of a beautiful silvery-blue color measuring up to about 4.3 cm, aesthetically sitting on Dolomite matrix. We found what appeaers to be a crystal of Chalcopyrite oxidized / altering to Malachite(?), but neither species has been reported from the locality, so we cannot say for certain what it is. I love the balance and three-dimensional appeal of the specimen as it displays wonderfully as you can see from the photos. I can't find any major damage, as both of the main Baryte groups are crystallized all over, and look great from several angles. 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. Valued $1,950.
From the worldwide mineral collection of geologist, Demetrius Pohl (#1606).