Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/940675140 Les Malines is a major deposit Pb-Zn-Ag deposit located in the Cévennes massif near Le Vigan. Several mines were very active since the Middle Age and the modern mining works, operated by the Peñarroya-Metaleurop company, shut down in 1991 after producing almost 1 million tons of metal. Les Malines became famous in the mineral collection world in the 1980's when the modern mine sections of Les Cèdres and La Sanguinède hit a succession of fantastic pockets with outstanding baryte balls or bournonite crystals, the two 'star' species of the deposit! Here is an absolutely superb baryte specimen from Les Cèdres, displaying coalescent and finely crystallized sheer white balls, with sparkling micro faces that make for a wonderful 'discoball' effect! Those pristine baryte flowers are scattered over a grey dolostone matrix coated in iridescent micro pyrite and translucent brown-red sphalerite. I have handled several fine baryte specimens from Les Malines and this is undoubtedly a 'killer' specimen for its overall architecture and aesthetics, super white baryte colour and excellent condition. A not to be missed opportunity to add an eye-catching, aesthetic French classic!