Name: Barite and enargite

Locality: Chinkuashih mine, Rueifang, Taiwan

Size & weight: 12.505g

Chemical Class: Sulfates

Chemical Formula: BaSO₄

Crystal System: Orthorhombic system

Hardness: 3-3.5

Fracture: Uneven

Cleavage: Perfect

Streak: White

Common Appearance: Bladed, tabular

Luster: Vitreous to Pearly

Color: Achromatic, white, yellow, cyan, brown, red

Specific Gravity: 4.3-4.7

Barite is a heavy mineral of common occurrence and wide distribution with fine crystals. In Taiwan barite occurs at Ruifang, Chinkuashih, Wutanshan and Tainan.