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Fasriger Schwerspath

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About Fasriger SchwerspathHide

Synonym of:
A german term, translating to "fibrous heavy spar"


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
30848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:30848:5

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0000164BaryteColville A A, Staudhammer K (1967) A refinement of the structure of barite from Cow Green mine American Mineralogist 52 1877-188019670293
0000663BaryteMiyake M, Minato I, Morikawa H, Iwai S I (1978) Crystal structure and sulphate force constants of barite, celesite, and anglesite American Mineralogist 63 506-51019780293
0005145BaryteHill R J (1977) A further refinement of the barite structure The Canadian Mineralogist 15 522-52619770293
0005560BaryteJacobsen S D, Smyth J R, Swope R J, Downs R T (1998) Rigid-body character of the SO4 groups in celestine, anglesite and barite The Canadian Mineralogist 36 1053-106019980293
0017447BaryteJames R (1925) The Crystal Structures of Barytes, Celestine and Anglesite _cod_database_code 1010542 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A109 598-62019250293
0000664CelestineMiyake M, Minato I, Morikawa H, Iwai S I (1978) Crystal structure and sulphate force constants of barite, celestite, and anglesite American Mineralogist 63 506-51019780293
0018844CelestineAntao S M (2012) Structural trends for celestite (SrSO4), anglesite (PbSO4), and barite (BaSO4): confirmation of expected variations within SO4 groups American Mineralogist 97 661-6652012Saxony, Ngar Majunga, Madagascar0293
0005112CelestineHawthorne F C, Ferguson R B (1975) Anhydrous sulphates. I: Refinement of the crystal structure of celestite with an appendix on the structure of thenardite The Canadian Mineralogist 13 181-18719750293
0005557CelestineJacobsen S D, Smyth J R, Swope R J, Downs R T (1998) Rigid-body character of the SO4 groups in celestine, anglesite and barite The Canadian Mineralogist 36 1053-106019980293
0010619CelestineGarske D, Peacor D R (1965) Refinement of the structure of celestite SrSO4 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 121 204-2101965France Stone Company's quarry near Waterville, Ohio, USA0293
0014527CelestineBrigatti M F, Galli E, ,Medici L (1997) Ba-rich celestine: new data and crystal structure refinement Mineralogical Magazine 61 447-4511997filling cavities of volcanoclastic rocks, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Italy0293
0017448CelestineJames R (1925) The Crystal Structures of Barytes, Celestine and Anglesite _cod_database_code 1010543 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A109 598-62019250293
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Fasriger Schwerspath in petrologyHide

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Significant localities for Fasriger SchwerspathHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Yancowinna Co.
      • Broken Hill district
[Baryte] Minerals of Broken Hill (1982)
  • Queensland
    • City of Mount Isa
      • Mount Isa
        • Mount Isa Mines
[Baryte] R Bottrill collection +1 other reference
  • South Australia
    • Pastoral Unincorporated Area
      • Olympic Dam
[Baryte] USGS Open File Report 81-1666 +6 other references
  • Tasmania
    • West Coast municipality
      • Rosebery district
        • Rosebery
[Baryte] Brathwaite (1969) +4 other references
Austria
 
  • Carinthia
    • Sankt Veit an der Glan District
      • Hüttenberg
        • Hüttenberger Erzberg
[Celestine] Weninger (1976)
    • Villach-Land District
      • Bad Bleiberg
[Baryte] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
  • Salzburg
    • Zell am See District
      • Leogang
        • Hütten
          • Schwarzleograben
            • Inschlag Alp
[Celestine] Strasser (1989)
Belgium
 
  • Wallonia
    • Hainaut
      • Chimay
        • Lompret
[Baryte] Harjo Neutkens collection. +1 other reference
    • Namur
      • Doische
[Baryte] Harjo Neutkens collection.
Canada
 
  • British Columbia
    • Greenwood Mining Division
      • Grand Forks
[Baryte] Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) +3 other references
  • Nova Scotia
    • Hants Co.
      • Walton
[Baryte] Jambor et al. (1965) +4 other references
  • Ontario
    • Peel Region
      • Caledon Township
[Celestine] Sabina (1986)
  • Québec
    • Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
      • Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM
        • Saint-Honoré
          • Saint-Honoré carbonatite complex
[Baryte] Kennedy et al. (1981)
DR Congo
 
  • Haut-Katanga
    • Kambove Territory
      • Kambove
[Baryte] Deliens (1996) +1 other reference
France
 
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Drôme
      • Nyons
        • Beauvoisin
[Celestine] Yves Masson collection +1 other reference
[Celestine] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
    • Haute-Loire
      • Brioude
        • Langeac
          • Marsanges
[Baryte] J.-J. Périchaud: "Les Minéraux ...
    • Puy-de-Dôme
      • Clermont-Ferrand
        • Saint-Saturnin
[Baryte] Belot (1978) +1 other reference
  • Occitanie
    • Gard
      • Le Vigan
        • Montdardier
[Baryte] Gol et al. (2010)
[Baryte] Gol D. (1996) +1 other reference
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    • Hautes-Alpes
      • Gap
        • Esparron
[Baryte] Thierry JEAN
    • Var
      • Draguignan
        • Tanneron
[Baryte] Belot (1978) +1 other reference
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Ortenaukreis
        • Oberwolfach
[Baryte] Walenta et al. (1984) +2 other references
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Franconia
      • Bad Kissingen District
        • Euerdorf
[Celestine] Wittern (2001)
      • Schweinfurt District
        • Üchtelhausen
[Celestine] Langer (1993) +1 other reference
  • Hesse
    • Kassel Region
      • Waldeck-Frankenberg
        • Diemelsee
          • Wirmighausen
[Celestine] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
  • Saxony
    • Meissen
      • Klipphausen
        • Scharfenberg
[Celestine] L. Baumann et al. (Stuttgart) +1 other reference
  • Schleswig-Holstein
    • Helgoland
[Baryte] Markus Gerstmann - Collection
[Baryte] Markus Gerstmann - Collection
Hungary
 
  • Baranya County
    • Pécs District
      • Kővágótöttös
[Baryte] Szakáll et al. (1996)
Ireland
 
  • Leinster
    • Longford County
      • Ballymahon
        • Keel
[Baryte] Flannery (n.d.) +2 other references
  • Munster
    • Tipperary County
      • Silvermines District
[Baryte] Flannery (n.d.) +3 other references
[Baryte] Gasparrini (1978) +5 other references
Italy
 
  • Sardinia
    • South Sardinia Province
      • Carbonia
        • Barbusi
[Baryte] Marco Macchieraldo collection +2 other references
  • Sicily
    • Caltanissetta Province
      • Caltanissetta
[Celestine] Wilson et al. (2012) +1 other reference
[Celestine] Jervis (1881) +2 other references
  • Tuscany
    • Lucca Province
      • Stazzema
        • Pontestazzemese
[Baryte] Orlandi et al. (2004)
        • Sant'Anna di Stazzema
[Baryte] D'Achiardi (1872-73)
Namibia
 
  • ǁKaras Region
    • Oranjemund Constituency
      • Rosh Pinah
[Baryte] King et al. (1989) +2 other references
Norway
 
  • Telemark
    • Bamble
      • Tråk (Tråg)
[Baryte] Vogt (1908) +3 other references
Peru
 
  • Ancash
    • Bolognesi Province
      • Huallanca District
        • Huanzala
[Baryte] Hyrsl et al. (2003)
  • Huancavelica
    • Angaraes Province
      • Ccochaccasa District
[Baryte] Crowley et al. (1997)
  • La Libertad
    • Santiago de Chuco Province
      • Quiruvilca District
[Baryte] Crowley et al. (1997)
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Jawor County
      • Gmina Męcinka
        • Pomocne
[Baryte] Kowalski et al. (1982)
  • Opole Voivodeship
    • Opole County
      • Gmina Ozimek
[Celestine] Bzowska G. et al. (in Polish)
  • Subcarpathian Voivodeship
    • Tarnobrzeg
[Celestine] Huber et al. (1980) +1 other reference
Romania
 
  • Maramureș County
    • Baia Sprie
[Baryte] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Slovakia
 
  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Banská Bystrica District
      • Špania Dolina
[Celestine] Koděra (1986)
  • Trenčín Region
    • Ilava District
      • Horné Srnie
[Baryte] Gramblička R. (2006)
South Africa
 
  • Gauteng
    • West Rand District Municipality
      • Far West Rand
        • Western Sector
          • Carletonville
[Baryte] Cairncross et al. (2001) +1 other reference
  • Northern Cape
    • Frances Baard District Municipality
      • Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
        • Kimberley
          • KEM JV Mine (Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture mine; Kimberley Underground mine)
[Celestine] Cairncross (2004)
Spain
 
  • Asturias
    • Corvera de Asturias
      • El Pontón de Solís
[Baryte] Calvo et al. (2006) +1 other reference
    • Llanera
      • Villabona
[Baryte] Milá et al. (1992) +1 other reference
  • Basque Country
    • Guipúzcoa (Gipuzkoa)
      • Zerain
[Baryte] Calvo Rebollar (2014)
  • Cantabria
    • Torrelavega
      • Viérnoles
[Baryte] Calvo Rebollar (2014)
  • Castile and Leon
    • León
      • Pola de Gordón
[Baryte] Calvo Rebollar (2014)
  • Catalonia
    • Lleida
      • Solsonès
[Celestine] Personal photo of Joan Rosell. Published article in: Mineralogistes de Catalunya / Revista de Minerales magazine (2001)
Tunisia
 
  • Gafsa
[Celestine] Excaliber Minerals
  • Zaghouan
    • Zriba-Village
[Celestine] Bouhlel et al. (1988) +2 other references
Turkmenistan
 
  • Ahal Region
    • Geok Tepe (Gökdepe; Gokdepe)
      • Tuarkyr Mountains
[Celestine] Fersman Mineralogical Museum collection +1 other reference
UK
 
  • England
    • County Durham
      • Lunedale
[Baryte] Dunham K C. 1990. Geology of the ...
    • Cumbria
      • Copeland
        • Arlecdon & Frizington
          • Frizington
[Baryte] Day (1999)
[Baryte] Clark et al. (1985) +1 other reference
      • Eden
        • Murton
          • Scordale
[Baryte] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ... +1 other reference
    • Devon
      • East Devon
        • Sidmouth
[Baryte] Corrie et al. (2003)
    • North Yorkshire
      • Richmondshire
        • Arkengarthdale
          • Langthwaite
[Baryte] Specimens offered by Lawsons from ... +1 other reference
          • Whaw
            • Northside Mines
[Baryte] Dunham Sir K C. Geology of the Northern ...
  • Scotland
    • Stirling
[Baryte] Dr Stephen Moreton
[Baryte]
Ukraine
 
  • Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    • Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
[Baryte] Ewa Chojecka (1980) +1 other reference
USA
 
  • Alabama
    • Madison County
[Celestine] Dean (1995)
  • Colorado
    • Eagle County
      • Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District)
        • Gilman
[Baryte] Eckel et al. (1997)
    • Lake County
      • Leadville
        • Iowa Gulch
[Baryte] Eckel et al. (1997)
      • Upper Iowa Gulch
[Baryte] Eckel et al. (1997)
    • Mineral County
      • Creede Mining District
[Baryte] Rocks & Min.:57:62. +4 other references
    • Park County
      • Hartsel Mining District
[Baryte] Howland (1936) +1 other reference
    • Weld County
      • Stoneham
[Baryte] Rocks & Min.: 62:319.
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford County
      • New Britain
[Baryte] Moritz (n.d.)
[Baryte] Januzzi et al. (1976)
    • New Haven County
      • Cheshire
[Baryte] Rocks & Min.: 20:518. +11 other references
    • Tolland County
      • Somers
[Baryte] Bill Clark collection
  • Georgia
    • Bartow County
      • Cartersville Mining District
[Baryte] Matrix 10:4 pp 245-259
[Baryte] Hull (1920) +1 other reference
  • Indiana
    • Washington County
      • Salem
[Celestine] Rocks & Min.:61:150 +1 other reference
  • Iowa
    • Scott County
      • Buffalo
[Baryte] Garvin et al. (1992)
  • Michigan
    • Monroe County
      • Exeter Township
        • Maybee
[Celestine] Rocks & Minerals: 58: 108. +1 other reference
  • Nebraska
    • Gage County
[Celestine] Trump (1964)
      • Wymore
[Celestine] Pabian (1971)
  • Nevada
    • Elko County
      • Bootstrap Mining District
[Baryte] Cook et al. (2002) +1 other reference
[Baryte] Castor et al. (2004) +1 other reference
  • New York
    • Monroe County
[Celestine] Jensen (1978)
[Celestine] Jensen (1942)
    • Oneida County
[Celestine] Jensen (1978) +1 other reference
  • Ohio
    • Ottawa County
      • Put-In-Bay Township
        • South Bass Island
[Celestine] Palache et al. (1951) +2 other references
    • Wood County
      • Portage
[Celestine] "Jamison Brizendine Collection" Harris ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Cleveland County
      • Norman
[Baryte] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
  • Pennsylvania
    • Blair County
      • Bellwood
[Celestine] Second Geological Survey 1874 +1 other reference
    • Lancaster County
      • East Hempfield Township
[Baryte] J. Wingard
  • South Dakota
    • Meade County
[Baryte] Roberts et al. (1965) +1 other reference
    • Pennington County
[Baryte] Smith et al. (2000)
  • Tennessee
    • Fentress County
[Celestine] Rocks & Min. V.71
    • Smith County
      • Carthage
[Baryte] Kyle (1976) +2 other references
  • Washington
    • King County
      • Snoqualmie Mining District
        • Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River
[Baryte] Rick Dilhoff's collection
[Baryte] Lasmanis (1991)
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