BARITE

CLASS: Sulfate . . . CHEMICAL FORMULA: BaSO4 . CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Rhombic
CRYSTALINE FORM: rhombic prism, rhombic bipyramid
COLOR: colorless, white, blue, yellow, green, red, black . .
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: semi-hard (3/3,5 Mohs), heavy (4,48 g/cm3), fragile, exfoliable in the form of a paralepiped, transparent/translucent, vitreous/pearly luster and insoluble in acids.
CURIOSITIES: It is related to stress relief and dissipation of negative feelings.