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EH14W2: A novelty at St. Marie 2012. Floater parallel growth of thin tabular crystals of Baryte that are sharp with very well defined faces and edges. They are translucent and very bright and have bright disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite on their faces. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines 2012’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 83 of number 5/2012
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (12/2011-01/2012)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.3 × 2.4 cm = 2.44” × 1.69” × 0.94”
Main crystal size: 3.7 × 3.1 cm = 1.46” × 1.22”
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