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N11VAL3: Aggregates of very sharp, lamellar Baryte crystals, translucent, lustrous, and with an intense and uniform blue color. A curiosity since in the Emilio mine there are practically no known blue Barytes.
Emilio Mine, Obdulia vein, Caravia mining area, La Rubiera, Loroņe, Colunga, Comarca de la Sidra, Principality of Asturias (Asturias) Spain (1995)
Specimen size: 8.3 × 5.7 × 3.9 cm = 3.27” × 2.24” × 1.54”
Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”
Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
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