Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm

crystal: 4 cm long

Why this little beauty is famous. A photograph of it ended up in eighth place at Bob's Rock Shop's one and only rock photograph contest. Too bad I sent Bob the photo that had been reversed. But still....a rocks a rocks a rock.

Description of speciman from Amethyst Galleries, the company I purchased it from:

Dims: 2" x 1.5" x 0.75" .... Wt: 1.29 oz. .... Loc: Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.A.

An exceptional Barite crystal resides on this specimen from Colorado. It is thoroughly transparent and colorless, and though it has several internal fracture lines and one veil-like inclusion, its form is excellent. It occurs in a four-sided orthorombic prism that has only a very small amount of damage. It rests almost parallel to its host rock, which has a few small bladed crystals of the mineral scattered on it.

I paid $45.00 for the little dear. It is a lovely rock.

Size: 4.7 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm

This thumbnail speciman has no matrix and consists of layer after delicate layer of flaky barite crystals -- all a very pale yellow in color. It's difficult to capture the flakiness of this piece, and I don't mean this in a derogatory manner.

There was some fresh breakage from recent move -- the tip was broken off the most high crystal. Still, for being a fragile looking thing, it's quite durable -- as long as you don't drop it. Ahem.

From: Cavnic, Romania

Purchased from Rocksmiths at show in July, 1991 for $12.00