| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baryte |
| Formula: | BaSO4 |
| Comments: | Bedded deposit. Occurs in a large deposit which was mined commercially. |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view El Portal Mine (El Portal Barite Mine; Barium 1 claim; Barium 2 claim; North Barium claim; South Barium claim), El Portal, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 288459 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:288459:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte |
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| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘTrumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Baryte deposit [1], Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘDevil's Gulch deposit (Egenhoff property; Barium No. 2 & No. 3 claims; North Barium Fractional claim; Barium No. 3 claim; South Fractional claim; Camp Lode claim), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 35.8km (22.2 miles) | ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 41.6km (25.8 miles) | ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 41.9km (26.1 miles) | ⓘClavey River deposit, Duckwall Mountain, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 45.8km (28.5 miles) | ⓘAkoz Mine (Asposozien Mine; B.A.B. Mine; Radium Mine), Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 46.0km (28.6 miles) | ⓘFitch Mine, Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 48.9km (30.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Barite occurrence (1), Merced Falls, Merced County, California, USA |
| 64.2km (39.9 miles) | ⓘBuckhorn deposit, Deer Mountain, Mono County, California, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.412 |
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El Portal Mine, El Portal, Mariposa County, California, USA