| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baryte |
| Formula: | BaSO4 |
| Habit: | plates and prisms |
| Colour: | Colourless to red with realgar inclusions |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Stibnite | 284 |
| Calcite | 130 |
| Limonite | 89 |
| Siderite | 76 |
| - var Sphärosiderite | 10 |
| Quartz | 63 |
| - var Chalcedony | 3 |
| Jamesonite | 62 |
| Realgar | 51 |
| Pyrite | 22 |
| Antimony Ochre | 16 |
| Chalcopyrite | 12 |
| Goethite | 12 |
| Stibiconite | 9 |
| Marcasite | 7 |
| Sphalerite | 5 |
| Bournonite | 3 |
| Ferberite | 3 |
| Galena | 2 |
| Plumosite | 2 |
| Klebelsbergite | 1 |
| Valentinite | 1 |
| Boulangerite | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Orpiment | 1 |
| Native Mercury | 1 |
| Cinnabar | 1 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (186 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1635 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1635:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Baryte in this Region |
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| Minei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 2.7km (1.6 miles) | ⓘNo. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘHerja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 6.4km (4.0 miles) | ⓘDănești, Dănești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘȘurdești, Șurdești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘBoldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘCavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘRoata Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 12.8km (8.0 miles) | ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘNistru-Baita (Nistru Mine), Aurum, Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș County, Romania |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania