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Barite (Barytes) (commodity) from
Sylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Barite (Barytes) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sylvanite, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1126583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1126583:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Barite (Barytes) (commodity)
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHoward; Mysterious; Emma; Rustler; Spirit of the Times Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘBarium - Barite (MRDS - 10166993), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSilver Bell; A. J. Warner; Jupiter; Iron King, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘIron Dune; Copper Queen; Silver Bell; Copper Glance; Copper Extension Occurrence, Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSilver - Iron - Zinc - Barium - Barite Occurrence (MRDS - 10016216), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘMountain Boy, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Lake County, Colorado, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘIowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘIron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘBarium - Barite Occurrence (MRDS - 10091027), Park County, Colorado, USA
 
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