Barite
Wright-McGrady Mine, Karnes Uranium District, Karnes Co., Texas, USA
Specimen: 9.2 x 9.5 cm.
Largest crystal: 1.0 x .2 x 1.0 cm.
A cluster of three lustrous baryte crystals on drusy calcite, nestled inside a cavity in a chunk of a concretion. The largest crystal is 1.0 x .2 x 1.0 cm., while the specimen is 9.2 x 9.5 cm. Self collected during Wright-McCrady mine reclamation in 2000. (Author: Paul Bordovsky)