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Minerals Beginning with "B"

	JC13449.  Barite, calcite.   Mahoning mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois.   9 x 10 x 2.5 cm  267g   $125.00   I purchased this one from Harvey Gordon Minerals, December 1988,  who got it from the mineral dealer Harry Sering, Indianapolis.  Collected in the 1960's.  Nice clear bladed barite crystals that formed on a mass of scalenohedral calcite crystals, which entirely coat the back side.
	JC13449.   Close up of barite crystals.
	JC13449. Calcite crystals on back side.
	JC13449.  Close up of calcite crystals on back side.
	JC13442.  Barite.  Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California.  11.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm 233g  $80.00   A classic piece from this long exhausted locality.  There is a broken blade on the front, and a chipped blade near the center.  Nice luster.
	JC13442.  Side view.
	JC13208.  Barite?  Unknown location.  3 x 3.5 cm 40g  $10.00   No label with this piece.
	JC13186.   Barite. Xikuangshan mine, Loudi, Hunan, China.  3.5 x 5 cm Tall x 2.5 cm 100g   $25.00   Minor bruising, 2 crystals.
	JC13186.   Different angle.
	JC13185.   Barite. Xikuangshan mine, Loudi, Hunan, China.  5 x 3.5 x 4 cm 144g Minor chipping 4 crystals  $25.00.
	JC13185.    Another view.
	JC13157.   Barite.   Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang county, Loudi, Hunan, China?  5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 138g  $20.00   Another one without a proper label.   May not be the proper location for this one.
	JC13157.  Reverse.
	JC13141.   Barite, sphalerite.  Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith county, Tennessee.     16 x 8 x 4 cm 1,258g  $400.00  An older piece from earlier production.  The barite is a little different, as it has spheres comprised of somewhat more distinctively crystallized,  ivory colored barite crystals, 5.0 cm across, that are perched on a cluster of splendent, brownish-black, sphalerite crystals.   Large cabinet size piece.   Another great display specimen.
	JC13141.  Another view
	JC13141.  Another view
	JC13054.   Barite.  Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco, Peru.  7 x 5 x 4.8 cm 102g  $170.00    I picked this one because of the matrix as a background.  Crystals are fairly transparent with a grayish look.  Displays well.
	JC13054.  Another view.
	JC13054.  Close up.
	JC13054.  Back side.
	JC12197.  Barite.  Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California.  4 x 6.5 cm 117g  $5.00   Small bladed crystals.
	JC12196.  Barite.  Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California.   5 x 9 cm 172g  $8.00.  Small bladed crystals.
	JC12195.   Barite.  Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California. 3.5 x 7.5 cm 157g $5.00  Small bladed crystals.
	JC12104.  Barite.  China.     1.7 x 2.6 cm  18g. Thumbnail.   $10.00   No visible damage.  Wish I had a better location information.
	JC12087.  Baryte.   Baryte locality, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China.  4 x 4 cm 82g   $25.00  Black and yellow crystals.  Weird color zoning, with the base golden and the top black.    Some broken crystals as can be seen in the photos.
	JC12087.  Another view.
	JC12087.  Another view.
	JC12065.  Barite.  Carbonia-Iglesias Province (these came out in this time period,  2005-2016), Sardinia, Italy.   6 x 6 cm 38g   $125.00   Group of parallel growth crystals.   In good shape.
	JC12065.  Back side.
	JC12064.  Barite.   Baryte locality, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China.  4 cm Tall   25g   $35.00.  Amber color single crystal, with smaller crystals attached at base.
	JC12064.  Another view.
	JC12028.  Barite.  Baryte locality, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China.  3 x 3 cm 29g   $35.00   Small group with phantoms.
	JC12028.   Another view.
	JC12028.   Another view.
	JC12026.   Barite.  Baryte locality, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China.  4 cm Tall 23g   $25.00  Single honey color crystal.
	JC12026.  Back side.
	JC11930.  Barite.   Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California.   Single crystal, 3 cm tall.  $5.00    C:1973
	JC11931.   Barite.   Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California.   3.5 cm wide, thin, crystal group  $5.00    C: 1973.
	JC11927.  Barite.   Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru.  2.5 x 2.5 cm 17g $15.00.  Thumbnail specimen.
	JC11927.   Another view.
	JC11926.  Barite.   Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru.   2.5 x 3 cm 32g  $20.00.
	JC11926.   Another view.
	JC11748.  Barite with stibnite and stibiconite.   Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang county, Loudi, Hunan, China.  2.5 x 4 cm  38g.  $35.00.  A group of stibnite crystals on the front, almost entirely replaced with stibiconite.   Back side shows nice barite crystals.
	JC11748.  Slightly different angle.
	JC11748.  Back side.
	JC11428.   Barite.   Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California.    5 x 8 cm 211g.  $10.00.   Bladed crystals, several broken from this well known location.
	JC11428.   Slightly different angle.
	JC11423.   Barite.   Palos Verdes Hills (Palos Verdes Cliffs), Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California.    4 x 5 cm  81g.  $5.00.  Bladed crystals, some broken, from this well known location.
	JC8938.  Barite.  Northumberland mine, Northumberland district, Toquima range, Nye county, Nevada.   4 x 7 cm 127g   $10.00  Single crystal on matrix with a few satellite crystals.  The main crystal has several dings on the front side.
	JC8938.  Another view.   The nick marks on the prism face are visible in this shot.
	JC6791.  Barite. Cerro Huarihuayun, Miraflores nr Llata, Huamalalies prov., Huanuco dept, Peru  5.5 x 6 cm 153g   $50.00  A 4.5 cm main crystal, fairly thick and sturdy for the location, with a pleasing golden honey color.  Crystal is fairly transparent with glassy luster.  One of the early specimens from here, collected in 2012.    The main crystal has an invisible repair along its base, where it cleaved off along a cleavage plane.  Very hard to detect the repair.
	JC6791.  Another view.
	JC6791.  Another view.
	JC6791.  Another view.
	JC6791.  Another view.
	JC6791.  Another view.
	JC7295.  Barite.  Stoneham, Weld county, Colorado.    2 x 3 cm  $5.00  Two partial crystals.    Before the more elongate crystals were produced from here, these tabular crystals were collected.  Now rarely seen.  This is a good example of a translucent to partially transparent light blue crystal.
	JC11987.  Bastnasite.  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province  Malagari, Pakistan.   7g single larger piece, 6g smaller piece  Thumbnails $40.00.
	JC13199.  Beryllonite?  Brazil?   4 x 2.5 cm 26g  $25.00.   Unfortunately there was no label with this specimen.
	JC13199.  Another view.
	JC12015.   Beryllonite.  Niyil-Bruk, Niyil, Braldu Valley?, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.  3 x 4 cm 17g   $40.00  A transparent beryllonite crystal sits in the center of what appears to be albite crystals.   The little dark green crystals look like they may be apatite crystals.
	JC12015.  Close up of the glassy and transparent beryllonite crystal.
	JC11985.   Bismuth (nugget).  Vilaque River, Los Andes Province, La Paz, Bolivia.  2.5 x 3 cm 35g    $40.00
	JC11985.  Another view.
	JC13202.   Bournonite?, pyrite, fluorite.    Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China 2.5 x 5 cmTall   70g   $20.00   All hand written label was "China".  So this is a guess.    Has a small clear incomplete fluorite on the back side.  Typical for Yaogangxian.
	JC13200.  Bournonite?   Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramure county, Romania.   4 x 4 cm 91g   $25.00.     Partial crystal with an odd siliceous? rind on the back side.
	JC12079.  Bournonite?  Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  5 x 7.5 cm 520g  $250.00    All the label said on this one is Yaogangxian mine.  Could possibly be ferberite of unusual form.  Non magnetic, insoluble in HCl...so I tend to think bournonite.    Flat topped, squatty crystals.
	JC12079.  Another view.
	JC12079.  Another view.
	JC12079.  Bottom side.
	JC12024.   Bournonite.  Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  3 x 3.8 cm 68g   $150.00.   A squarish crystal trying to be doubly terminated and not quite making it.
	JC12024.  Another view.
	JC12024.  Another view.
	JC11669. Brochantite, cuprite.    Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco    10 x 12 cm 1,158g   Sawn back   $75.00   Odd, blocky crystals with good luster.   Matrix is nearly solid cuprite.  Quite different from most I have seen from here.
	JC11669.  Closer view.