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Baryte from
Beal Mine, Tonuco Mountain Mining District, 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 Beal Mine, Tonuco Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:240509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:240509:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTonuco Mine, Tonuco Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mountain Prospect, Tonuco Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMorgan claims, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPalm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘHorseshoe deposit, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘVelarde Mine, Redhouse Mountain, Salem, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘNakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘEsperanza Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘMemphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘRuby (Hayner) Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
Clippinger, D. M. (1949) Barite of New Mexico. Circular 21. New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
U.S. Geological Survey staff (1965) Mineral and water resources of New Mexico. Bulletin 87. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 444pp. doi:10.58799/b-87
McLemore, V. T., Sutphin, D. M., Hack, D. R., & Pease, T. C. (1996). Mining history and mineral resources of the Mimbres Resource Area. Doña Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Report, 424, 251.
 
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