B: Barite

Aurelio Acevedo

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, United States

Barite usually forms crystals but when it forms in arid sandy conditions, sand grains become entrapped within. This leads to flattened, opaque layers that resemble the petals of a rose.

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Title: B: Barite
Creator: Aurelio Acevedo
Location Created: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University

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