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Benstonite from
Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA


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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
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Benstonite, etc.

Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Benstonite
Formula:Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Benstonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1837:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Benstonite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBaroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMagcobar Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
References
Lippmann, Friedrich (1962) Benstonite, Ca7Ba6(CO3)13, a new mineral from the barite deposit in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. American Mineralogist, 47 (5-6) 585-598
 
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