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Baryte from
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

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Baryte, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Baryte, etc.

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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit:bladed
Colour:white and pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite208
Strontianite48
Dolomite31
Pyrite5
Ankerite2
Sphalerite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (86 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1618:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘWachenfeld Quarry, Nieder-Werbe, Waldeck, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘAmönau, Wetter, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘChristiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘRamsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘCronenberg quarry, Remblinghausen, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘMühlenbein limestone quarry, Rösenbeck, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Unland, Georg (2004) Baryte und Strontianite vom Feinsten: Die Schwerspatlagerstätte Dreislar im Sauerland und ihre Mineralien [Barytes and strontianites at their finest: The Dreislar baryte deposit in the Sauerland and its minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (3). 12-51
 
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