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Baryte from
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
06739180017271999297553.jpg
Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Baryte

Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Azurite1
Galena1
Aluminocopiapite1
Halloysite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:25309
Long-form Identifier:1:3:25309:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
Chessy slags, Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘValtorte, Claveisolles, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSibert, Marnand, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘChanrion mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘNuizière (Nuissière Mine), Chénelette, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘMonterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘManganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘLa Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
Coueille, G. (1988). Chessy les Mines. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 22(4), 6-46.
 
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