5.1" Polished Barite With Pyrite Slab - Lubin Mine, Poland

This is a 5.1 x 3.8" cut & polished slice of barite covered in glittering pyrite from the Lubin Copper Mine in Poland. The barite has formed in a unique branching structure and is fluorescent under UV light. It comes with an acrylic display stand.

The Lubin Mine in Poland has been around since the early 1960's and is known as one of the largest copper and silver ore producers in the world. Occasionally, varieties of minerals make it out of this mine and onto the market; this gorgeous pyrite encrusted baryte specimen being one of those.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Barite & Pyrite
LOCATION
Rutyna's Pocket, Lubin Mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland
SIZE
5.1 x 3.6", .55" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#241810