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Baryte from
Devils Canyon Mine (Devil's Canyon prospect), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Devils Canyon Mine (Devil's Canyon prospect), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:236772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:236772:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWhite Spar Mine (White Spar deposit), South Canyon Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBlue Star prospect, South Canyon Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBishop Cap Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘGarcia and Morris Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘSilver Cliff Prospect, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTexas prospect, Texas Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTexas Main Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘRuby (Hayner) Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘMemphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.113 - Table 10
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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