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Baryte from
Northumberland Mine, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Baryte is common in the eastern flank of the deposit. Crystals in excess of 12 cm have been found lining pockets in jasperoid. Pockets up to 2.5 meters in length and 2 meters wide have been found. Barite in these pockets is commonly etched. The crystals formerly lining the upper portions of the pockets are usually found in a rubble at the bottom of the pocket. The pockets appear to be larger and more common in the northeast area of the pit.

occasionally show phantom inclusions of limonite.
Habit:elongated along the b-axis <010>
Colour: greenish brown, golden brown, gray-blue and colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Calcite2
Opal1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Northumberland Mine, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154292:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.9km (1.2 miles) Kay Deposit, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) P & S Mine (Old Soldier Mine; Old Soldier Mine), Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Ann claims, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) Bluestone, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) IMCO properties [?], Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) All Minerals pit, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) Flower Mercury Mine (Duane group; Kernick Divide Mining Co; Kernick - Duane; Flower - Kernick; Fiorite group; Logan Bar; William Duane Mine; Bar group; Spanish Belt Group; NBMG sample site No. 2034; Flower Mine; Wm. Duane Mine; Kernick Mining Co.), Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) Senator (Red Bird Toquima), Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) Toro Claims, Danville Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) Buckeye Mine, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
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