Baryte with Malachite inclusions

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Small Cabinet, 8.7 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 12/19/2024 7:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/04/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Current Bid: $249
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Item Description

The attractive and fine quality Baryte crystals from the Shangulowe Mine in DR Congo are iconic in the mineral world. I think a strong case can be made that these are the finest specimens of Baryte found at any locality in DR Congo, largely because they are so memorable for their wonderful color, due to Malachite associations. Even though these pieces were found a couple decades ago, they are still well-known to collectors and dealers alike. This piece features several rather lustrous, very sharp, soft blue-grey colored, tabular crystals of Baryte with classic "chisel-shaped" terminations measuring 1.7 cm long aesthetically perched atop oxidized matrix. If you look closely, you can see small areas of light green Malachite included inside the Baryte crystals for a great effect. The Barytes show a light green fluorescence on certain faces under SW UV light. A very eye-catching example of this beloved material from the Shangulowe Mine. Valued $2,000.

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$249 12/20/2024 9:10:53 pm (CST)