Mineral Name | Baryte |
First Discovered | 1640 |
Nickel-Strunz Classification | 07.AD.35 |
Dana Classification | 28.03.01.01 |
ICSD | 16904 |
Mineral Group | Sulfates |
Bologna Stone is another name for the mineral baryte. and not a valid name for a mineral. Bologna Stone is a nodular, concretionary, or round variety of baryte, composed of radiating fibers; phosphorescent when calcined with charcoal.
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