A very aesthetic piece featuring a matrix of massive yellow Sulfur hosting a dense layer of transparent, golden-brown tapered Barite crystals. The density of the Barite crystals is striking, as well as the vitreous luster. An amazing specimen in excellent condition. Location: Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg,...

 A cluster of transparent golden-yellow tabular (window-pane) barite crystals on Dolomite matrix. Great crystal formation, contrast, luster and symmetry. In excellent condition. Location: Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Spain Size: 12 x 6 x 6.5 cm

A large piece hosting numerous intersecting tabular crystals of transparent to translucent blue-gray Barite on honey-colored Fluorite. Great crystal formation, contrast, luster and symmetry. In excellent condition.  Location: Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Spain Size: 12 x 6 x 6.5 cm

A single, transparent golden-yellow tabular (window-pane) barite crystal on Dolomite matrix. Great crystal formation, contrast, luster and symmetry. In excellent condition. Location: Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalies Province, Huánuco, Peru Size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

A single, transparent golden-yellow tabular (window-pane) barite crystal on Dolomite matrix. Great crystal formation, contrast, luster and symmetry. In excellent condition. Location: Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalies Province, Huánuco, Peru Size: 4 x 4 x 3 cm

A large specimen featuring several pristine, lustrous, transparent smoky Barite crystals on a Siltstone matrix. The largest Barite crystal is over 4.5 cm in height. The classic Linwood Mine orthorhombic Barite crystals have sharp edges, are transparent (the matrix can be seen through the...

A colorful specimen featuring a matrix of colorless Quartz druse covered with deep-purple, lustrous interconnected Fluorite cubes with a few white bladed Barite crystals added in for even more contrast. The color and contrast is exceptional - an eye-catching piece in excellent condition. Location: La...

The specimen features a pristine, lustrous, transparent amber-colored Barite crystal (2.5 cm) on a matrix of Limestone and miniature golden Calcite crystals. There are another half-dozen smaller Barite crystals throughout the piece. I am a huge fan of fine crystals on matrix specimens, and...

A large specimen featuring lustrous, reddish-orange, tabular hexagonal Vanadinite crystals coating numerous clusters of bladed white Barite crystals, all on a contrasting brown matrix. Even the matrix has a sparkly luster due to microscopic Pyrite inclusions. Exceptional color, luster, contrast and balance. Superb, aesthetic...

An aesthetic piece featuring large, highly translucent, mint-green intersecting cubic Fluorite crystals on massive Fluorite matrix hosting a dense cluster of lustrous, translucent, yellow-brown Barite crystals covering nearly the entire front of the Fluorite. The contrast between the two generations of crystal growth is...

A beautiful piece featuring numerous lustrous, transparent to translucent golden rhombohedral crystals of Barite on a crystalline gray-Quartz matrix. The crystals are sharp and exhibit zoning and the piece has great balance. Pieces like this from the closed Sherman Mine in Colorado are hard...

A large piece hosting numerous tabular crystals of transparent to translucent blue-gray Barite on a matrix with miniature Calcite crystals and microcrystalline purple Fluorite. Great contrast, luster and symmetry. In excellent condition. Location: Moscona Mine, Solis, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain Size: 14.5 x 7 x 3.5...

Highly lustrous, transparent, golden-yellow tabular Barite crystals on matrix. The Barite crystals are best described as: “flattened tabular with pointed ends.” (Minerals.net) This piece is very aesthetic with great luster, contrast and balance - in excellent condition. Location: Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Peru Size: 10.5 x 6.6 x...

A beautiful, cabinet sized specimen of lustrous, transparent, blue tapered Barite crystals. Set these amazing crystals on a dark brown Gossan matrix and now the contrast and presentation is just incredible. One of the many features that makes these crystals so fascinating is the...

I really like this piece not only for the beautiful spray of Barite, but more for the contrast and aesthetics. Usually Barite sprays are attached (if at all) to a small incidental amount of matrix as a result of separation from the matrix in...

A single, large transparent tabular barite crystal sitting perfectly on a Dolomite matrix. I just haven’t seem many of these lately, especially this size, so was thrilled to be able to pick one up and make it available. In great condition. Location: Huánuco Department, Peru...

A beautiful piece loaded with  golden tabular rhombohedral Barite crystals. The crystals are numerous, transparent and gemmy and the piece is in excellent condition. Location: Meidle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada, USA Size: 17.5 x 10 x 8 cm