Deposit: General location: about 28 km N of wells general size of ore body: medium mill: 34 km NE of mine,on standby, crushing, screening, jigging 565 t/d, produces unground barite conc., shipped to wells (54 km), then by rail to oklahoma. Mine: open pit. G data set describes lower most bed only in measurements. The orebody outcropped on surface and is now well exposed due to its irregular shape.

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ⓘ Barite (Barytes)

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ⓘ Baryte

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10125046

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North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Antler Foreland BasinBasin
Basin and Range BasinsBasin
Copper–Bull Run–Elko–Indian Wells BasinBasin
Ely BasinBasin
Mojave DomainDomain
Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift

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References

Nevada. Nv Bureau of Mines and Geol. Bull. 54, (1957), 190

And Bull. Soc. Econ. Geol., V. 62, No. 1, (1967),

Map 76-779, 6 Sheets, (1976), Scale 1:100,000.

Nevada. U.S. Geol. Surv. Ofr 76-56, (1976), 194 Pp.

Reno, Nv, (1977), 58 Pp

Review. Ind. Min. (london), No. 130, (1978), Pp. 39-40.

Open File Report 81-4, (1981), 46 Pp.

S.T. Eng. and Min. J., V. 183, No. 3, (1982), Pp. 135-136.

No. 3, (1982), Pp. 1-3, 20.

Heavily on the Market. Ind. Min. (london), No. 183, (1982),

And Geol. Bull. 98, (1984), 125 Pp.

Papke, K.G., (1984), Barite in Nevada, NBMG Bull.98, P.50-51

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