Baryte from
Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Baryte | |
| Formula: | BaSO4 | |
| Colour: | White, reddish | |
| Luminescent properties: | Some material fluoresces white or faint yellow under Short Wave UV and Long Wave UV. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Significance: | Significant commercial deposit of this mineral. | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Tennantite Subgroup | β2 photos of Baryte associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality. | |
| Chalcopyrite | β2 photos of Baryte associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. | |
| Goethite | β1 photo of Baryte associated with Goethite at this locality. | |
| Malachite | β1 photo of Baryte associated with Malachite at this locality. | |
| Hematite | β1 photo of Baryte associated with Hematite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 42031 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:42031:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 56d2c4cf-cc59-4a8f-87ad-36afb07df076 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte | ||
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | βRainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | βTomlinson mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | βWhale Cove, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | βCambridge Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | βTennecape (Tenecape; Tennycape; Teny Cape), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | βCheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | βTennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 12.6km (7.9 miles) | βMacumber mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | βLog Cabin Brook, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | βFive Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| References | ||
Jambor, John L., Boyle, Robert W. (1965) Moorhouseite and aplowite, new cobalt minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 8 (2) 166-171 Hewett, D. F. (1968) Silver in veins of hypogene manganese oxides. Circular 553. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir553 | ||
Walton baryte mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada