| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baryte |
| Formula: | BaSO4 |
| Comments: | Platy divergent crystal groups to 4mm, and as thin bladed elongated crystals. Rarely tinted yellow by greenockite |
| Habit: | Platy to thin bladed, cockscombe |
| Colour: | Creamy |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Fluorite
Galena
Greenockite
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Palygorskite
Quartz
Smithsonite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluorite | 5 |
| Smithsonite | 3 |
| Sweetite | 3 |
| Ashoverite | 3 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Greenockite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 14382 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:14382:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | âStars Wood, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | âFall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | âButts Quarry, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 6.5km (4.1 miles) | âGlory Mine, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | âWakebridge Mine, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | âCrich Quarry (Crich Cliff Quarry; Cliff Quarry), Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | âRutland Cave Mine (Rutland Mine; Nestus Mine), Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | âMasson Hill Quarry, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | âMasson Hill and mines, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | âWapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
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Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK