{"product_id":"natural-rare-bladed-barite-specimens-with-malachite-x-7-from-congo","title":"Natural Rare Bladed Barite Specimens with Malachite x 7 From Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NOTE FROM NICK \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA tray of 7 small natural classic selected bladed Bladed Barite specimens. Some with Malachite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003eBladed Barite from Tenke Fungurume Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBladed barite from the Tenke Fungurume Mine in the Lualaba Province, DRC, forms as lustrous grey to colourless translucent blades or leaf-like aggregates, often in fan-shaped clusters or isolated tabular crystals with sharp edges and high vitreous to pearly lustre. These specimens occur in the copper-cobalt bearing sedimentary deposits of the Katanga Copperbelt, where barium-rich fluids precipitate barite in fractures or voids alongside Malachite, Chrysocolla, or Heterogenite; the bladed habit results from rapid crystallization in low-temperature hydrothermal environments, with crystals typically measuring several centimetres in length and showing occasional associations with secondary copper minerals that add green or blue accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT MINERALS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBarite, Malachite\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBladed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT COLOUR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlack, White, Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOHS HARDNESS SCALE\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e3 to 3.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DATA \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLocality = Congo\u003cbr\u003eGrade = Good to A Grade\u003cbr\u003eSize = 36 - 61 mm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BARITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50258626805953,"sku":"183-990-260525BM","price":2066.4,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/183990_5.jpg?v=1779864659","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/natural-rare-bladed-barite-specimens-with-malachite-x-7-from-congo","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}