Barite occurs as white tabular plates or rosettes, on chlorite and in weathered zones, and as chunky white bipyramids. Barite can be found with chabazite, gypsum, analcime, and harmotome-phillipsite.
Below: Pseudohexagonal Barite, Bickers Quarry (Simpkins Quarry), Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand. Width of view 3mm.
