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Barite (Barytes) (commodity) from
NBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Barite (Barytes) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view NBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1465251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1465251:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3853, Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3883, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3860, Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘHighland group, Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘRat Barite Mine, Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘBarite Prospect (Silver Occurrence), Lake Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect [10149729], Camp Gregory Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect [10294476], Desert Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘCurley barite mine, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘBoo Claims, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
 
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