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Baryte from
Alanish, Sharanish area, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq


Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alanish, Sharanish area, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:965480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:965480:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAfjizi occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBatruma occurrence, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘJabal Jalda occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘBerzanik deposit, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘMasis Pb Occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘPatruma Pb Occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘLefan Zn-Pb Occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘUpper Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘBanik Pb Occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘLower Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
References
Al-Bassam, Khaldoun S (2013) Mineral resources of Kurdistan region, Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, 9 (3). 103-127
Awadh, S., Nejbert, K. (2015): Geochemistry and petrography of polymetallic sulfide ores and carbonate host rocks in the Alanish occurrence, north of Iraq. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 18
Awadh, Salih M (2019) Zinc-lead mineralization in northern and northeastern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining 8, 19-40
 
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