Quartz with Barite

specimen number:
2312630

location:
Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania

description:

The top of this matrix is covered with colorless slightly translucent lustrous crystals of quartz measuring to 3.5 cm in size. A cluster of colorless barite crystals 1.5 cm across is present right in the center of the cluster. This is in good condition.

Cavnic, located in the Maramures region of northern Romania, is a historic mining district with metal extraction dating back to medieval times and sustained commercial operations through the twentieth century. Geologically, the area is situated within the Neogene volcanic belt of the Eastern Carpathians, where epithermal vein deposits formed through hydrothermal activity associated with calc-alkaline volcanism. Mineralogically, the district is world-famous for its rich polymetallic sulfide veins, producing exceptional, highly aesthetic museum specimens of quartz, rhodochrosite, calcite, sphalerite, galena, and various sulfosalts that are treasured by collectors globally.

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