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Witherite from
Devil's Gulch deposit (Egenhoff property; Barium No. 2 & No. 3 claims; North Barium Fractional claim; Barium No. 3 claim; South Fractional claim; Camp Lode claim), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Witherite
Formula:BaCO3
Comments:Reported in 1937 production.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Witherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Devil's Gulch deposit (Egenhoff property; Barium No. 2 & No. 3 claims; North Barium Fractional claim; Barium No. 3 claim; South Fractional claim; Camp Lode claim), Peachtree Bar, Hite Cove Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:841661
Long-form Identifier:1:3:841661:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Witherite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘEl Portal Mine (El Portal Barite Mine; Barium 1 claim; Barium 2 claim; North Barium claim; South Barium claim), El Portal, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘEl Portal, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘTrumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
82.5km (51.2 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘRush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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