Earth

• Palaeontology
• Rocks
• Minerals
  • Gems of the North display
    • Hematite
    • Calcite
    • Baryte
    • Fluorite
    • Sphalerite
    • Galena
    • Quartz
    • Pyromorphite

Gems of the North - Baryte

Baryte from Egremont, Cumbria LIV.1989.148.B

Baryte is also known as heavy spar. Its weight has made it useful for drilling in mud. It is also used in medicine, wallpapers and as a paint pigment.

Baryte from Frizington, Cumbria LIV.1982.394.B