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Baryte from
Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Found in a vug in a quartz vein, with realgar crystals having grown upon the barite crystals.
Habit:tabular, prismatic
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:282979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:282979:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGetchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRiley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘTwin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘMag Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘPinson Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘBarite Prospect (MRDS10045076), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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