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Baryte from
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Large crystals are found in fractures but are rare.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Augelite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Rutile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1617
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1617:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
15.6km (9.7 miles) White Mountain Barite prospect (White Mountains deposit), Sheep Mountain, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) Hobo Nos. 1-8 Mine (Hobo claims Nos. 1-8), Campito Mountain, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Gunter Canyon deposit (Gunter Canyon Barite Mine), White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) Pine Flat Barite prospect, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) Unnamed Au-Ba-Baryte-Cu-Ag prospect [1](Unknown 21; 6; 34), Dan Peak, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) Red Rock mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) Container mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Barite Queen prospect, Bigelow, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) NBMG Sample Site 1969, Red Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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