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Baryte from
Foshay Pass Barite deposit, Goldstone Spring, Arrowhead District (Arrow District), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs as stringers to 12 inches (30 cm) wide.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foshay Pass Barite deposit, Goldstone Spring, Arrowhead District (Arrow District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669841:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia Fluorspar deposit (Providence Mountain Mine; Providence Mountain Fluorspar deposit), Arrowhead Spring, Arrowhead District (Arrow District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte prospect [11], Castle Dome, Gold Reef District, Clipper Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Baryte prospect [1], Bathtub Spring (Shiershke Spring), Mid Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte prospect [49], Sands, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte prospect [57], Fenner Spring, Piute Mts [S], San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘSilver Creator placer, Amboy, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘOpal prospect, Barnwell, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Graphite-Baryte-Cr prospect [1] (Graphite prospect), Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘWest Mammoth prospect, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling (1921), Los Angeles field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 17: 334
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 98.
 
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