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Baryte from
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Baryte

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit:"comb-shaped" aggregates of tabular crystals
Colour:white, yellow, brownish-yellow
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70985:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘSaint-Ghislain borehole, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘHornu, Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘTerril Rieu du Coeur slag locality, Quaregnon, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘTournai borehole, Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Bierghes, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘGralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘGlageon Quarry (Le Cailloit Quarry), Glageon, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘLimestone quarry, Wallers-en-Fagne, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘBaryte quarry, Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘBouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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