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Baryte from
Gilmore Spring claim, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs sporadically in more or less parallel fractures along an E-W zone in granitic rocks (for about 15 miles [25 km]).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gilmore Spring claim, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228136:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘPat Walsh group, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGrey Fox group, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBlech group (Belch group ?), Moore Mountain area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘZulu and Green Valley 1 and 2 prospects, North Peak area, Mazatzal Wilderness Area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGisela Mine (Gisela deposit; Spook Mine; Spook claims), Bishop Nose, Gisela, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBaronite group, Cypress Hill area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘTop Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘJones Barite-Fluorite deposit, Mailbox Mesa, Young area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘLone Pine claim (Mount Ord Barium Mine; Mt Ord Barium Mine), Mount Ord area, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Stewart, L.A.; Pfister, A.J. (1960) Barite deposits of Arizona. Report of Investigations 5651. Bureau of Mines p.77-79.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.127
 
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