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Baryte from
Book Cliffs, Grand County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Exposure
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Colour:Colourless
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Book Cliffs, Grand County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760791
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760791:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
52.0km (32.3 miles) Ryan Creek Fluorite Prospect, Ryan Creek Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) Little Eva Mine, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
73.8km (45.8 miles) Nancy Hanks Mine (Nancy Hanks claim), Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) Amethyst Queen Claim, Copper Creek District, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) State Highway 141 roadcut, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) Shinarump Nos. 1 - 3 Mines, Seven Mile Canyon Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) West Courthouse Deposit, Seven Mile Canyon Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) Copper Rivet Mine, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
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