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Baryte from
Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium


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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte, etc.

Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Associated with calcite in limestone geodes.
Habit:prismatic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:275697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:275697:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘBoltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLe Piroy quarry, Malonne, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBaryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘEngihoul-Antinne, Engis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘGralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘBaryte mine, Doische, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘVillers-aux-Tours, Anthisnes, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘGénimont, Villers-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘE411 road cut, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Blondieau, Michel, Hatert, Frédéric, Defoy, Michel (2012) Minéralogie de la carrière de Beez, Province de Namour, Belgique [Mineralogy of the Beez quarry, Province of Namour, Belgium]. Le Règne Minéral, 18 (104). 5-26
 
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