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Baryte from
Hassei mine (Tsubaki mine), Hinshu, Hachimori, Yamamoto District, Akita 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 Hassei mine
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hassei mine (Tsubaki mine), Hinshu, Hachimori, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:364329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:364329:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Introduction to Japanese Minerals (Geological Survey of Japan, 1970)
Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
 
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