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Baryte from
Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565499
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565499:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘFall River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘTennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘTennecape (Tenecape; Tennycape; Teny Cape), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘLondonderry mines (Acadia mines), Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘWhale Cove, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘTomlinson mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘWalton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘRainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘLog Cabin Brook, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Kontak, Daniel J.
Farrar, Edward
Gize, Andrew P., Barnes, H. L. (1987) The organic geochemistry of two Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc deposits. Economic Geology, 82 (2). 457-470 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.457
Kontak, Daniel J., Farrar, Edward, McBride, Sandra L. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar dating of fluid migration in a Mississippi Valley-type deposit; the Gays River Zn-Pb deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 89 (7). 1501-1517 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501
 
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