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Baryte from
Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Baryte

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
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 Pereta Mine, Scansano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:82006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:82006:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘPonte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘTafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area), Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘMontauto mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘPoggio Mortaio (Poggio Mortaio Mine; Monte Argentario Mine; Poggio delle Polveriere; Terra Rossa; Il Passo), Monte Argentario, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘPoggio Peloso, Civitella Paganico, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘAbbadia San Salvatore Mine, Abbadia San Salvatore, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘPietrineri mine, Bagni San Filippo, Castiglione d'Orcia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘNuova Bartolina Quarry, Giuncarico, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘLa Selva Mine, Casale di Pari, Civitella Paganico, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘGavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Sitta, S., & Turconi, B. (1981). Le Zolfiere di Scansano (GR). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 5(3), 71-80.
 
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