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Baryte from
Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit:rhomboctahedra {213} and {216} etc.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1648:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘBouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘLe Piroy quarry, Malonne, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBeez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Bierghes, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘBoltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘBaryte mine, Doische, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘBaryte mine, Vierves-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘTerril Rieu du Coeur slag locality, Quaregnon, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘLompret quarry, Lompret, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Stöber, F. (1895) Notice cristallographique sur l'épidote de Quenast et la barytine de Fleurus. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 3e série, 29, 403.
Cesàro, G. (1897) Description des minéraux phosphatés, carbonatés et sulfatés du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 4°, 53, 136 pages.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
 
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