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Baryte from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Micro-amounts from 240 level.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246444:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
5.4km (3.4 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
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘPat Walsh group, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGrey Fox group, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTop Hat claim, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.2km (13.8 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
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘGilmore Spring claim, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘBlech group (Belch group ?), Moore Mountain area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘGisela Mine (Gisela deposit; Spook Mine; Spook claims), Bishop Nose, Gisela, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBaronite group, Cypress Hill area, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘJones Barite-Fluorite deposit, Mailbox Mesa, Young area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Geology of the Ord mine, Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver district, AZ, USGS Bull. 1042-R: 695.
 
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