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Baryte from
Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA


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Baryte

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
03463670017272054579205.jpg
Baryte

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
03463670017272054579205.jpg
Baryte

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
08931720017272073164629.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209696:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
Old Mines Mine, Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘOld Mines Mine, Old Mines area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWhaley - Scott Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘShibboleth Mine, Cadet, Washington County Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘDresser No.7 Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘFountain Farm area, Washington County, Missouri, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘArnault Branch, Washington County, Missouri, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘCadet Barite Mine, Cadet, Washington County Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘArnault Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘWashington County Aggregates Quarry, Washington County, Missouri, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBuckman Laboratories Inc., Washington County, Missouri, USA
References
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.80 - Table 9
Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
 
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