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Baryte from
McCracken Mine, McCracken Peak, McCracken Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:In large quantities in veins with carbonates, galena & quartz.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Galena
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view McCracken Mine, McCracken Peak, McCracken Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:191239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:191239:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine, Owens Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘRed Top Mine (Barite Mine), Rawhide Wash, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘPolianite Group Mine (Tate Manganese Mine), Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘMaggie Mine, Maggie Canyon zeolite and Mn deposit, Maggie Canyon, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon prospect), Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘArtillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mesa, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘRed Hills prospect (Baryte Copper claims), Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘArtillery Peak Mine (Artillery Mountain Mine; Hanna Mine), Artillery Peak, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10027059.
Bancroft, H. (1911), Recon. of the ore deposits in northern Yuma Co, AZ, USGS Bull. 451
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.106
Funnell, J.E. & Wolfe, E.J. (1964), Compendium on nonmetallic minerals of AZ. Southwest Research Instit., San Antonio
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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