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Baryte from
Munt Buffalora mine, Ofen pass area, Müstair Valley, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Munt Buffalora mine, Ofen pass area, Müstair Valley, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1427366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1427366:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
12.9km (8.0 miles) Mot Madlain, Poch Valley, S-charl, S-charl Valley, Scuol (Schuls), Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
15.2km (9.5 miles) Crap de Scegn (Sàs de Scegn), Isolaccia, Valdidentro, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) Stilfs deposit (Stelvio deposit), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
27.8km (17.3 miles) Mürasciola, Camp Valley, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
30.2km (18.8 miles) Eyrs (Oris), Laas (Lasa), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) Cima Termine (Endkopf), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
38.4km (23.9 miles) Silberberg, Davos Monstein, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
41.6km (25.9 miles) Surmin Mine (Surminer Rüfe; Cruschetta-Sürmin), Filisur, Bergün Filisur, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.0km (26.7 miles) Tieftobel, Schmitten, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.6km (27.1 miles) Parsettens Alp, Err valley, Tinizong (Tinzen), Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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