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Baryte from
Star & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:324844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:324844:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNapoleon Mine (Nepolean Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘQuail Hill Mine (Eagle Mine; Eagle Copper and Silver Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBig Seven Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘUnknown Baryte occurrence [1], Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCollier Mine (Blood Mine; Sandwich Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘFitch Mine, Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘAkoz Mine (Asposozien Mine; B.A.B. Mine; Radium Mine), Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Barite occurrence (1), Merced Falls, Merced County, California, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘClavey River deposit, Duckwall Mountain, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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