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Baryte from
White Swan Barite Mine (White Swan deposit; Hyduke-Robinson Development Company), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Coarse crystalline material; tabular, lamellar or bladed in habit.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Swan Barite Mine (White Swan deposit; Hyduke-Robinson Development Company), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325449:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘPalo Verde Barite deposit (Palo Verde deposit), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBlack Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘLugo Mine (American No. 3; Palo Verde Mine; Lost Donkey Mine; Jack Ass Mine; McIntyre Manganese deposit; McIntyre-Lugo), Palo Verde Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘMina de la Manana, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘClip Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘRevelation Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘAmelia Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMendevil Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Weber, F.H., Jr. (1963b), Barite in California: California Division Mines & Geology, Mineral Information Service: 16: 4
Weber, F.H., Jr. (1966b), Mineral resources of California: Barite. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin: 191: 96-97
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.32
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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