{"product_id":"blue-barite-mineral-specimen-cavnic-romania","title":"Blue Barite - Specimen","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLocality\u003c\/b\u003e: Cavnic, Romania\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e: This barite comes from Cavnic in Maramureș, northern Romania, one of the classic mining towns of the Baia Mare district. It was known in old mineral labels by its Hungarian and German names, Kapnik and Kapnikbánya. The ore deposit is a low-sulfidation epithermal system. Hot water circulating through young volcanic rocks deposited gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper in veins, and barite formed in the open cavities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMining in the Cavnic area goes back to medieval times, and the town is documented in the 14th century. The modern Cavnic mine opened in 1958 and produced gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead. Like the rest of Maramureș mining, which goes back about 700 years in written records, it closed in 2007–2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMiners here saved crystal pockets as \"flori de mină\", or mine flowers. Cavnic barite grows as rosettes and fans of thin tabular blades, in colours from pale blue to honey and grey. One well-known light-blue rosette on rhodochrosite was found in 1970. Because the mine is closed and the underground is no longer accessible, Cavnic barite now comes only from older collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis piece is a 10.5 cm blue barite from the locality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn crystal traditions, blue barite is associated with calm, communication and meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChemical Composition\u003c\/b\u003e: BaSO4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChakra\u003c\/b\u003e: Throat \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize\u003c\/b\u003e: 10.5cm x 9cm x 5.5cm \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/b\u003e: 286g\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuantity\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1pc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph. We do what we can to buy good quality products and price them honestly. The rocks may differ from the photos, but we hope we do them justice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Romania","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42517259583658,"sku":"CAVNICBLUEBARITERAW","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/7158\/3658\/products\/Cavnic-Blue-Barite-Russia_32.jpg?v=1651152618","url":"https:\/\/rubblerockandgem.com\/ar\/products\/blue-barite-mineral-specimen-cavnic-romania","provider":"Rubble Rock And Gem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}