Hedenbergite Quartz - Specimen quartz statement piece Dark or black Barite specimens

Dark or black Barite specimens are especially desirable for their bold appearance and rarity compared with more common pale-toned forms

blockier barites of Morocco or Nevada

while Pyrite is commonly connected with grounding

an area well known for producing distinctive and highly collectible mineral specimens

It has been prized by humans for thousands of years

Hedenbergite Quartz - Specimen quartz statement piece Dark or black Barite specimensMined from: Huanggang Mines Huanggang Fe Sn deposit, in Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. Description: This one of a kind Hedenbergite mineral specimen from Mongolia, China features a dense spray of pale green grey to smoky translucent crystals rising in a radial formation from a darker brown and grey matrix. The crystals show sharp pointed terminations, glassy faces, and a soft frosted surface texture, with tiny dark mineral