Barite, Quartz and Black Tourmaline from Peru 3

Description

This is an Old Stock Barite Specimen from Cerro Huarihuyn in the Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru. We procured it in 1996 from Wally Marks at Highway 50&95 Rock Shop in Fallon, Nevada. It has a large Barite cockscomb blade with grey inclusions, white, grey and clear smaller crystals with a touch of black tourmaline and some orange secondary overgrowth. This is one of the early barite specimens from this locale.

It weighs 1.5oz (43g) and measures 2.4 x 1.4 x 1 inches (62 x 36 x 25mm)