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Baryte from
US Highway 31E bypass road cuts, Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view US Highway 31E bypass road cuts, Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45050:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘSheperdsville Quarry (Quality Stone - Ready Mix), Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘNally - Gibson Quarry, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘMathes Quarry, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘCorydon Stone Co. Quarry, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘBedford roadcut, Trimble County, Kentucky, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘLockport Mine, Gratz Vein Area, Henry County, Kentucky, USA
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘLiter's Quarry (Hanson Aggregates Irvington Quarry), Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘGratz Mine, Owen County, Kentucky, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘChinn Mine, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘGreen Million Vein (Chin Calcite Mine; California Mine; Lone Oak Mine), Shaker Creek, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
References
T. Kennedy collection
Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
 
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