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Baryte from
Sherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA


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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
00688530017272022554408.jpg
Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
07883760017272033936062.jpg
Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
06303270017272022524775.jpg
Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
07817520017272022532451.jpg
Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
00688530017272022554408.jpg
Baryte

Sherman Mine, Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Crystal group 5.0 cm across. Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, specimen # 82.66; C.E. Raines, photo.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rosasite31
Quartz30
Cerussite26
Galena23
Smithsonite21
Azurite15
Mimetite7
Beudantite7
Malachite3
Limonite2
Native Silver2
Siderite1
- var Manganese-bearing Siderite1
Pyrite1
Aurichalcite1
Linarite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (47 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30141:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘContinental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIrene Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft), Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMudsill Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘSacramento Mine, Sacramento, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘWolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘRobert E. Lee Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Carbonate Workings, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘNew Discovery Mine, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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