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Barite (Barytes) (commodity) from
Gahagan Mine, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Barite (Barytes) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gahagan Mine, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1117347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1117347:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBetts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLong Mountain Mines, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘMine Ridge Prospects, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCross Mountain Barite Prospect, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBrushy Mountain Barite Prospect (Bee Branch Barite Prospect), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDry Fork Barite Prospect, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘKrebs Barite Mine (Burnett Mine; Pond Ridge Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘMooneyham Barite Mine (Monohan Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘHiggins Barite Prospect, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
 
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