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Baryte from
Head Waters Barite Occurrence, Highland County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Head Waters Barite Occurrence, Highland County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344221:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘVance Hollow Barite Occurrence, Highland County, Virginia, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘBull Pasture Mountain Barite Occurrence, Highland County, Virginia, USA
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘHighway 220 roadcut, Monterey, Highland County, Virginia, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSugar Grove Basalt, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘLockridge Church Barite Occurrences, Highland County, Virginia, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘStoutameyer Branch (Stotameyer Creek), West Augusta, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘRehobeth Church Barite Occurrence, Bath County, Virginia, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘSimons Limestone Quarry (Valley Stone Quarry), Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘWitcher Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘMease Barite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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