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Baryte from
Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:973697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:973697:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCashin Mine (Red Chief claim; Titon claim; Angell claim; Horse Shoe claim; Bennie claim; Maud claim; Humboldt claim), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine (Patented Claim: Sunrise; MS 16001), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mines, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘPandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘBlue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘLisbon Mine & Mill (Lisbon; Lisbon Mine-Rio Algom), Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘCopper Rivet Mine, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
References
Kampf, A. R., Hughes, J. M., Marty, J., Nash, B. (2012) Postite, Mg(H2O)6Al2(OH)2(H2O)8(V10O28)·13H2O, a new mineral species from the La Sal District, Utah: Crystal structure and descriptive mineralogy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (1) 45-53 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.1.45
 
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