Presentation :

• Etymology: from the Greek "barrus" = heavy, due to its high density.
• Its genesis is mainly hydrothermal. It consists of barium, a crumb of lead, a hint of calcium and may contain traces of strontium. When heated, it becomes thermoluminescent.
• Chemistry: Ba SO ₄ barium sulfate.
  Crystal system: orthorhombic.
  
• Hardness: 3 to 3.5 on the Mohs scale.
• Vitreous, resinous appearance and appears in flat, lamellar crystals.

Deposits:

• Barite deposits are numerous, but the most notable are the Cumberland iron mines in England, Romania, Spain, Morocco and Peru. In France, the St Laurent le Minier mine in Gard, supplied white barite "ponpons" renowned throughout the world.

Physical virtues:

• Treats the digestive system.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Powerful transformation tool that helps us move away from what has become obsolete and useless.
• Protective stone which allows us to look back on ourselves, to work on our ego, to eliminate what is destructive.
• Ideal for remembering our dreams.
• Helps you express and put into words what you are feeling confusedly.
• Helps us find the strength and courage to surpass ourselves to emerge from anonymity and give us back our true identity.
• Eliminate illusions and false dreams that distance us from truth and Life.
• Protects from our own deviances, keeps away negative influences in relationships between individuals.

Spiritual virtues:

• Develop contact with Angels and Universal Guides.
• Excellent for meditation.
• Helps with the development of intuition as well as creativity.
• Stone of spiritual guidance and development on the “Self”, it helps us achieve our incarnatory goals.
• Allows rebirth on a spiritual level while keeping us perfectly anchored and with our feet on the ground.
• Ideal for chakras losing energy, it will purify and energize any chakra.
• Rich in energy, it is very useful for rebalancing telluric forces and chasing away bad vibes in the rooms where we live (bedroom, living room, living room) and around the house. 
• Protects against bad luck and harmful influences.
• Stimulating dreams and their recall, in addition to encouraging their realization.

• Aids communication and intuitive vision and intensifies the ability to organize and express thoughts.
• Very motivating, helps the person whose energies are scattered or exhausted by life to recover their strength and concentration.
• Balances telluric forces and chases away bad vibes in homes.

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