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Baryte from
Bighorn Mine (Jernberg; Metta Mine; Buckhorn; Mormon Gulch No. 1-3 claims), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, 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 Bighorn Mine (Jernberg; Metta Mine; Buckhorn; Mormon Gulch No. 1-3 claims), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445001:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Metta Basin, Clark County, Idaho, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhitebird deposit (Staley Mine; Part of Metta Mine-See Bighorn Mine; Mormon Gulch No. 4-7 claims; Jernberg Mine), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘScott Mine (Birch Creek Mine), Birch Creek Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Valley View), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘHornsilver Mine, Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Champagne Creek, Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘWillow Creek, Freighter Spring, Custer County, Idaho, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘDeep Gulch Mine, Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
89.7km (55.8 miles) ⓘBoundary Mine, Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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