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Baryte from
Heavy Boy Mine (Heavy Boy prospect), Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Cleavable masses.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heavy Boy Mine (Heavy Boy prospect), Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231856
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231856:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘArrastra Mine, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘQuebec Mine, N Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Inghram Mine), Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘOld Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (American shaft; War Eagle Mine; La Vantia Mine; La Ventia Mine), Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect, Tres Alamos Wash, Johnny Lyon Hills, Yellowstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘLucky Ledge Mine, Littleshot Camp, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘSan Xavier Mine (San Xavier Mine shaft), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima 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.128
 
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