Hokutolite
A variety of Baryte
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About Hokutolite
Formula:
(Ba,Pb)SO4
Name:
Named after the Japanese name of a hot spring in Taiwan.
A Pb2+-rich (plumboan) variety of baryte deposited by very acid hot springs. Generally also contains minor strontium and minute traces of radium, making recently deposited hokutolite mildly radioactive (although this disappears over time and is no longer detectable in specimens that are geologically not recent).
Originally described from Hokuto springs (now Peitou), Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan.
See also radian barite.
Originally described from Hokuto springs (now Peitou), Taipei Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan.
See also radian barite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9160 (as Hokutolite)
549 (as Baryte)
549 (as Baryte)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9160:8 (as Hokutolite)
mindat:1:1:549:0 (as Baryte)
mindat:1:1:549:0 (as Baryte)
Similar Names
| Hecatolite | A synonym of 'Moonstone' |
Chemistry of Hokutolite
Mindat Formula:
(Ba,Pb)SO4
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Hokutolite
Other Language Names for Hokutolite
German:Hokutolit
Spanish:Hokutolita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Hokutolite
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References for Hokutolite
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Localities for Hokutolite
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The Locality List
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? - 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Czech Republic | |
| Krátký et al. (2026) |
Japan | |
| Ōhashi (1920) |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
South Africa | |
| Armitage et al. (2002) |
Taiwan | |
| Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference |
Beitou, Beitou district, Taipei City, Taiwan