Blue Barite Crystals from Morocco

Most barite is mined from layers of sedimentary rock which formed when barite precipitated onto the bottom of the ocean. Some smaller mines utilize barite from veins, which formed when barium sulfate was precipitated from hot subterranean waters. In some cases, barite is a by-product of mining lead, zinc, silver, or other metal ores. This Specimen is from Jebel Ouichane Sagangane, Nador Province L'orientak Region Morocco.