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Locality: Cavnic, Romania
Description: 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.
Mining 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.
Miners 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.
This piece is a 10.5 cm blue barite from the locality.
In crystal traditions, blue barite is associated with calm, communication and meditation.
Chemical Composition: BaSO4
Chakra: Throat
Size: 10.5cm x 9cm x 5.5cm
Weight: 286g
Quantity: 1pc
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