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Baryte from
Boral Quarry (Salisbury; PM 2; Quarry Industries; Black Hill Quarry), City of Playford, South Australia, Australia


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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
00808250017272032869628.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
00276640017272032876622.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Boral Quarry, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boral Quarry (Salisbury; PM 2; Quarry Industries; Black Hill Quarry), City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110235:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘTea Tree Gully Baryte Deposit, City of Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australia
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘYoung Australian No.1, Humbug Scrub Diggings, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLady Alice Mine, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘTorrens River deposit, Montacute, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘSaint Patrick Mine (Mount Sienna Mine; Mount Sienna Ochre Mine; Talunga Ochre Mine), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘGlen Osmond Mine, Glen Osmond, City of Mitcham, South Australia, Australia
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘAldgate Barytes Mine (Aldgate Recreational Reserve; Cambridge Road), Aldgate, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘMount Malvern Mine, Chandlers Hill, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia, Australia
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘAlmanda mine (Wheal Maria mine; Wheal Mary Anne mine), Cherry Gardens, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia, Australia
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘHallett Cove, City of Marion, South Australia, Australia
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