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Baryte from
Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit:tabular or prismatic xls
Colour:colorless, white, yellow, honey-yellow, orange
Luminescent properties:yellow
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Melanophlogite
Opal
Pyrite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266131:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
2.7km (1.7 miles) I Camilloni, Montesalso, Varano de' Melegari, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) Leca Quarry, Solignano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) Rio Siso, Solignano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) Mount Varano, Fornovo di Taro, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) La Costa di Fosio, Solignano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
9.1km (5.6 miles) Case Ravera, Stirone Valley, Pellegrino Parmense, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
9.7km (6.1 miles) Rio del Poggio, Solignano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
12.1km (7.5 miles) Rio Viola, Bocchetto, Terenzo, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
19.5km (12.1 miles) La Costa, Casaselvatica, Berceto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
20.2km (12.6 miles) Rio Spigone, Lamberti, Varsi, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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