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Barite (Barytes) (commodity) from
Lost Creek Barite Mine, Clinch Valley Area, Union County, Tennessee, 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 Lost Creek Barite Mine, Clinch Valley Area, Union County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1138730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1138730:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Barium-Barite prospect, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘKodak Mine, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘOak Ridge Occurrence, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘMcReynolds Barite Prospect, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘJ. F. Chapman Barite Prospect, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
72.3km (45.0 miles) ⓘCaney Valley Barite Mine, Rogersville Area, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘCaney Valley Barite Prospect, Rogersville Area, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘC. C. Patrick Prospect, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘHeaton Barite Prospect, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘMatlock Barite Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
 
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