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Baryte from
Thinières-en-Beaulieu castle (Château Thinières), Lanobre, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit:Massive to tabular
Colour:White
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Galena
Witherite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thinières-en-Beaulieu castle (Château Thinières), Lanobre, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:402915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:402915:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘThynières gully alluvial deposits, Beaulieu, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLe Deveix, Bort-les-Orgues, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘLes Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLa Grange Mine, Meymac, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘLe Beix Mine, Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘPavin lake, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘBoisset, Sauvagnat, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘLe Boucheron, Davignac, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘBisage, Puy-Saint-Gulmier, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘLe Four, Puy-Saint-Gulmier, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
References
R. Pierrot, P. Picot, J.J. Périchaud : "Inventaire Minéralogique du Cantal", BRGM and Editions G. de Bussac, 1971p.85
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.195
 
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