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Baryte from
Mi Vida Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mi Vida Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:791871
Long-form Identifier:1:3:791871:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBlue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘLisbon Mine & Mill (Lisbon; Lisbon Mine-Rio Algom), Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘPandora Mine, La Sal Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘVanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBlue Cap Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCashin Mine (Red Chief claim; Titon claim; Angell claim; Horse Shoe claim; Bennie claim; Maud claim; Humboldt claim), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘCliff Dweller Mine, La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘCougar Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘPickett Corral Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
Gross, Eugene Bischoff (1956) Mineralogy and paragensis of the uranium ore, Mi Vida Mine, San Juan County, Utah. Economic Geology, 51 (7) 632-648 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.51.7.632
 
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