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Baryte from
Siskiyou Lead Mine (Balfrey Mine; Balfrey Lead claim; Balfrey claim), Lovers Leap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou Lead Mine (Balfrey Mine; Balfrey Lead claim; Balfrey claim), Lovers Leap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334631:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘAltoona Mine (Castella Corp. Mine; Rare Metals Corp. of America; Universal Silvers; Trinity claim; Blockade claim), Ramshorn Summit, Altoona Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘThe Glidden Company deposit (Glidden Barytes Mine; Glidden deposit; Loftus deposit; Loftus Mine; Marion; Barite No. 1 Mine; Barite No. 2 Mine), Castle Crag, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘGreenwood occurrence, Green Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘFive Pines Mine (Van Ness Mine; Surprise claim; Emma claim), Bowerman Peak, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘHirz Mountain Baryte deposit, Hirz Mountain, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘWilliam Greenwood occurrence, O'Brien, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘBidwell Ranch prospect, O'Brien, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘFriday-Lowden group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘBalaklala Mine (Windy Camp Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘBully Hill Mine (Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine; Bully Hill-Rising Star Mine; Copper City Mine; Rising Star Mine; Delamar Mine; Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine), Bully Hill, Bully Hill, Bully Hill District (Winthrop District), East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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