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Baryte from
Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs as euhedral crystals filling vugs or seams in a pyrophyllite lens.
Colour:Pinkish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:999593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:999593:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘVitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘRiho Prospect, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘChloride-Mandarin-Cash Entry prospects, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘMendevil Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘAmelia Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘRevelation Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Bideaux, Richard A., Pemberton, H. Earl (1971) An Occurrence of Svanbergite in California. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (5) 225
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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