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Baryte from
Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Thick tabular micro-crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656512:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘCulver-Baer Mine, North Fork Little Sulphur Creek, Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern and Mount Jackson Mine, Guerneville, Guerneville Mining District, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘBella Oak Mine (Belle Oak Mine; Oakville Mine; Bella Union Mine), Oakville, Oakville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Committee, FM Locality Index, Kampf, Anthony R. (1989) California Locality Index. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (2) 129-142
 
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