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Baryte from
Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bromargyrite2
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37319
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37319:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.0km (0.6 miles) Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) El Oro Mine (Federal Mine), Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) Last Chance Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) Gore Prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) Polyanna Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) Green King Mine (White Cloud Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) Roadside prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) Randal prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) Eighty-Five Mine (85 Mine; Superior Mine; Dundee Mine; Jim Crow Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) Ada Etta Mine (Mikesell group), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
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