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Baryte from
Potochnitsa, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potochnitsa, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217005:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘMadzharovo deposit, Madzharovo, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘZvezdel, Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘDachiardite-K occurrence, Zvezdel, Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘSedefche deposit, Sedefche, Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSveta Marina, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘStremtsi, Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘNeo Kallintiri, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘDokos, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘZapadno Gradishte deposit, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘPechinsko deposit, Septemvri Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
References
www.clmc.bas.bg (2003) http://www.clmc.bas.bg/Annreps/ANNREP8/annrep8.htm
 
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