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Baryte from
Moonlight mine, Indian Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, 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 Moonlight mine, Indian Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:267225
Long-form Identifier:1:3:267225:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMoonlight Claim, Star Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPfluger mine (Manoa mine), Buena Vista Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPacific Matchless Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLincoln Hill dumortierite deposit, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘStandard mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Basin Mine, Star Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘWillard Mine, Willard Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘFlorida Canyon mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘRed Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘSulfur mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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