Baryte Crystals Meanings and Properties
Alternative Names: Heavy Spar
Mineral Information
Origin: Worldwide
Mineral Species: Baryte
Mineral Group: Sulphates
Chemical Formula: BaSO4
Hardness: 3-3.5
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Colour: Colourless, white, cream, grey, bluish, greenish, beige.
Typical Appearance: Typically found as thick to thin tabular crystals, usually in clusters with the crystals growing parallel to one another, or nearly so. Also as bladed masses, known as Cockscomb Baryte.
Esoteric Information
Birthstone: Aquarius (general)
Chakra Alignment: Throat
Element: Air and Water
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