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Baryte from
Yunosawa mine, Ikarigaseki, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Baryte | |
| Formula: | BaSO4 | |
| Comments: | Most of the fine crystals of baryte occur in metal sulfide veins or Kuroko type deposits. Wide varieties of crystal habits have been reported. Commonly observed habits are platy, rhombic, six-sided or eight-sided forms, depending on the combination of faces. Prismatic crystals elongated parallel to a, b or c axes are also not rare. Very unusual is a habit resembling dodecahedral crystals of cubic system, consisting of well developed (110), (001), (011, (010) and several other faces. Crystals larger than 5 cm in diameter have been found from many localities, including the Yunosawa mine | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Tsugaruite | 7 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Yunosawa mine, Ikarigaseki, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27612 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27612:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte | ||
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘFurutobe mine (Furutohbe mine), Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘDoyashiki deposit, Hanaoka mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘShakanai Mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘHanaoka mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | ⓘKosaka mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15.9km (9.9 miles) | ⓘUchinotai deposit, Kosaka mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 16.2km (10.1 miles) | ⓘGinzan mine, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan | |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘNurukawa mine, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan | |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘMatsuki Mine (Takadate), Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
| 17.5km (10.9 miles) | ⓘFukasawa mine (Fukazawa mine), Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan | |
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