The Barite strand is about 40cm long, the balls have a diameter of 8mm.
B-quality, so less color intensive and with more black inclusions than other qualities, but very cheap!
Barite is used in modern stone healing for strengthening assertiveness and increasing concentration on a subject.
The mineral Barite received its name after the Greek word barýs (heavy); the occasionally in retail as well as in wholesale encountered spellings Barit, Baryth, Barite or Bariet are therefore not correct. Also the mining name "barite" points to the high density of 4.5 g/cm3.