| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baryte |
| Formula: | BaSO4 |
| Comments: | Prismatic crystals up to 16cm long. |
| Habit: | Prismatic |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Andradite | 16 |
| Gaudefroyite | 11 |
| Hematite | 10 |
| Hausmannite | 9 |
| Calcite | 5 |
| Rhodochrosite | 3 |
| Celestine | 3 |
| Shigaite | 2 |
| Inesite | 2 |
| Pyrite | 2 |
| Manganvesuvianite | 2 |
| Xonotlite | 1 |
| Manganite | 1 |
| Kutnohorite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13114 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13114:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte |
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| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘN'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘHotazel Mine, Hotazel, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘAnnex Langdon, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘMamatwan Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 79.8km (49.6 miles) | ⓘBruce Mine, Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| 100.0km (62.1 miles) | ⓘKolonkwanen kimberlite prospect, Kgalagadi District, Botswana |
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Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa