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Baryte from
Knipe Tarn Lead Mine, Crook, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK


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 Knipe Tarn Lead Mine, Crook, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43301:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘTilberthwaite Gill, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPaddy End Mine, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBirk Fell Mine, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘHartsop Hall Mine, Hartsop, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘShap Pink Quarry, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSherry Gill, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘEagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘShap Blue Quarry, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘWythburn Mine (Wheal Henry; Helvellyn Mine), St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBrown Cove mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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