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Baryte from
Owl Hole deposit (Owl Hole Gypsum prospect group; Owl Hole Spring deposit), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs as nodules with celestine in clay shales.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Celestine
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owl Hole deposit (Owl Hole Gypsum prospect group; Owl Hole Spring deposit), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644236:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘBlack Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘWarm Springs Canyon deposit [2] (Panaminas Company), Warm Spring, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte-Ca-Limestone prospect [1], Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘB-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘFurnace Creek Copper Company shaft prospect (Furnace Creek Copper Mine), Furnace, Greenwater District, Greenwater Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte prospect [23], Kingston Spring, Shadow Mts [1], San Bernardino County, California, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘGreenwater Mine, Greenwater Range, Inyo County, California, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Baryte-Cu-Ag prospect [1], Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Baryte-Cu prospect [2], Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert W. (1940) Notes on some minerals from southern California. II. American Mineralogist, 25 (8). 549-555
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 98, 123
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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