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Baryte from
Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany


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Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
07137330017272363856448.jpg
Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
02546110017272303932145.jpg
Baryte

Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diabase quarry, Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:679463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:679463:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘDiabase works, Phillipstein, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Oberbiel, Solms, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘFernie open cut, Klein-Linden, Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘKönigsberger Gemarkung Mine, Königsberg, Biebertal, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBergwerkswald, Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSand pit, Rockenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘFalkenstein Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘManganese mine, Ober-Rosbach (Oberrosbach), Rosbach vor der Höhe, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘBeilstein Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘKönigszug Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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