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Baryte from
Alte Thiele Mine, Buchholz, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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 Alte Thiele Mine, Buchholz, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:699889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:699889:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘInsel shaft mine, Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSilberhoffnung adit (Cunzel Singer adit; Cunzel Stenger adit; Graue Halde; Silberkammer), Sehma, Sehmatal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNowaja Shaft (Shaft 78), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘReicher Spat Mine, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHimmlisch Heer Mine (Shaft 28), Cunersdorf, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘNeue Bäuerin Shaft (Shaft 33b), Bäuerin Mine (Shaft 33), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSt Michaelis adit, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBäuerin Mine (Shaft 33), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGetreue Nachbarschaft Mine (Shaft 136), Schottenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Nickerl, F., and Röthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der Berggebäude von Buchholz 1500-1900. Streifzüge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 140 pp.
 
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