Baryte (polished) (fluorescent)

Rutyna's Pocket, Lubin Mine, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland
Cabinet, 14.2 x 7.1 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 10/10/2024 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/17/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Starting Bid: $249
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Item Description

A hefty and beautiful big specimen of this distinctive material from this copper mine in western Poland. This near large cabinet sized specimen is a fairly thick polished cross-section of plumose-esque aggregates of cream to tan colored Baryte. The upper portion of the piece has a sparkly coating of metallic light golden colored Marcasite. When these pieces are found, they can be somewhat non-descript and "jumbled", but when they are cut and polished, they reveal and a beautiful internal form. It's almost like cracking open a geode, as every one will yield a slightly different formation. Additionally, the lighter colored Baryte will actually fluoresce a bright whitish-green color under SW UV light. Very cool, and unlike anything I can remember seeing from any locality.

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