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270 BARYTE FAMILY. Second Subspecies. Compact Heavy-Spar, Dichter Schwerspath, Werner. Baryte vilriolata compacte, De Born, t. i- p. 268.—Diohtcf Schwerspath, Wid. s. 55!).—Compact Baroselenite, Kirn/- vol. i. p. 138.—Dichter Schwerspath, Estner, b. ii. s. 1146' Id. Emm b. i s. 552 —Barite vitriolata compatta, Kaf- p 400—Le Spnth pesant compacte, Brock, t. i. p. fjl 8.— Dichter Schwerspath, Reuss, b. ii. 2 s 4.‘58. Id Lnd b. i' s. l()9. Id Suck 1 v tli. s 698. Id. Bert. s. 123. Id. Muhit b. ii. s. 206. Id. Leonhard, Tabel. s. 39 —Baryte sulphate compacte, Brong. t i. p. 252—Dichter Baryte, Karate*) I label, s -54. Id Ilaus. s. 133.—Baryte sulpliattc compacts* i Haui), Tabl. p 13—Dichter Baryte, Lem, b. ii. s. 890. External Characters. Its colours are yellowish and reddish white; yellowish and smoke grey; cream and ochre yellow ; and |>^ e ilcs.li red. ! It occurs massive, disseminated, leniform, semi-globd' j lar, tuberose, with cubic impressions, and often mni'kt^ j with dendritic delineations. Internally it is glimmering. j The fracture is coarse earthy, passing into fine grah ,e ^ uneven ; sometimes it is imperfect foliated The fragments are indeterminate angular, and l>lu n *' edged. It occurs in thick curved lamellar concretions. It is opaque or translucent 011 the edges. It is soft. It is rather sectile. It is easily frangible. Specific gravity, 4.4S4. . Cons'.iW*
