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Baryte from
Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Fluorite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31246:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Julian Merger Mining property; Amethyst vein), Morgan Butte, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLucky Jack and Adams claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMGM claims (MGM prospect), Wickenburg area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘS and O claims (S & O claims; Amethyst Hill; Dave Haneline Memorial Mine), Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine (Melinda Jane drift; Mammoth; Amity group; Patented claims 1200 and 1246), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘFrench Creek deposit, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Gardner, Bill, Davis, Ed (2000) The Purple Passion Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (4) 323-331
 
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