Baryte with Quartz and Calcite

This combination of Baryte with Quartz and Calcite entirely covers a thin plate of carbonate matrix from Gyöngyösoroszi in the Mátra Mountains of Heves County, Hungary. Small, yet well-formed milky Quartz crystals completely mask the matrix over which delicate, silky acicular tufts of snow-white Calcite are scattered. These appear very delicate, so care should be taken not to touch them. Towards the right-hand end, a parallel cluster of translucent, milky-white Baryte crystals sit vertically on the Quartz, forming rhombohedral crystals up to 3.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm. An unusual habit of Calcite with nicely crystallised Quartz and Baryte from Gyöngyösoroszi.