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Baryte from
Dragon Mine (Dragon Consolidated Mine; Dragon Iron Mine; International S. & R. Company; Filtrol Halloysite Mine), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, 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 Dragon Mine (Dragon Consolidated Mine; Dragon Iron Mine; International S. & R. Company; Filtrol Halloysite Mine), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511369:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBrooklyn Mine, Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLower dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBoss Tweed shaft, Victor Mine (Red Rose Mine; Boss Tweed Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Red Rose Mine; Boss Tweed Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSunbeam Mine (Elmer Ray; United Sunbeam), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNorthern Spy Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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