Description
a hydrous aluminum phosphate mineral with the formula AlPO₄·2H₂O
Geological Age: 82 to 66mya
Description: This display piece is made out of Ammonite and Orthoceras fossils
Discovered as early as the 1700s
leaving behind Angelite crystals
Cavnic Blue Barite - Mineral orpiment a hydrous aluminum phosphate mineralMined from: Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramure County, Romania Description: This blue barite specimen comes from the long closed Cavnic Mine in Romanias Maramure region, where the Apuseni Mountains intersect with centuries of mining history. The crystals display a silvery to sky blue hue and form tight, bladed clusters with a soft, glassy luster. Cavnic barite is prized for both its color and the sharp precision of its crystal faces, often forming