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Baryte from
Golconda Mine, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite3
Aurichalcite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golconda Mine, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1673
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1673:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBone Mill Quarry, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRed Rake, Marks Dale, Via Gellia, Middleton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘGallows Knoll, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘRanter Mine (Rent Tor Mine), Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘDene Quarry, Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBlakemere Pit, Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBage Mine, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBonsall Moor Quarry (Moor Farm Quarry; "Slayley Quarry"), Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBall Eye Mine, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBall Eye Quarry, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
References
Ford, T. D., & King, R. J. (1965). Layered epigenetic galena-barite deposits in the Golconda mine, Brassington, Derbyshire, England. Economic Geology, 60(8), 1686-1701.
Ford, T., Sarjeant, A., Smith, M. (1993) The minerals of the Peak district of Derbyshire. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 13, Rockbottom Publications. 16-55
 
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