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Baryte from
Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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Baryte

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Baryte

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
08833380017271978808353.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
07031970017431225164681.jpg
Baryte

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
08833380017271978808353.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudomalachite1
Jarosite1
Gatehouseite1
Hausmannite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1689:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
180 level, Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘ180 level, Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘCorunna Baryte Prospect, Corunna Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘMount Whyalla Barite (Whyalla Baryte; Turners Mine; White Friends Baryte Mine), Cultana, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMount Laura Barite Mine, City of Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘIron Duke Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gladstone Mine, Quorn, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Pilkington, E. S., Segnit, E. R., Watts, J., Francis, G. (1979) Kleemanite, a new zinc aluminium phosphate. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (325) 93-95 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.325.03
Pring, Allan, Birch, Bryan M. Gatehouse William D. (1990) Francisite, Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl, a new mineral from Iron Monarch, South Australia: Description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 75 (11-12) 1421-1425
Pring, A., Birch, W. D. (1993) Gatehouseite, a new manganese hydroxy phosphate from Iron Monarch, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (387) 309-313 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.387.13
 
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