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Baryte from
Old Millclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Bridges et al. (2008): "clear blades and white needles of baryte occur in cavities with other supergene minerals and in one case can be seen to be crystallised on smithsonite."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Millclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:14869
Long-form Identifier:1:3:14869:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMillclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTearsall Farm, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBrown Edge, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘDonkey Pastures, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBonsall Moor Quarry (Moor Farm Quarry; "Slayley Quarry"), Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBlakemere Pit, Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘPike Lane Opencut, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘJug Holes, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSacheveral Farm, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘRaithe Mine (Rath Rake), Elton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
References
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
Bridges, T.F., Green, D.I. (2008) Baryte formation in supergene environments in the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 48-50
 
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