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GeneralNew Mexico Baryte may be wrong location

17th Oct 2017 17:39 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert

I have a baryte question about this piece.

A number of years ago I bought this piece at the Tucson show and all it had on it was Dona Ana County in New Mexico.

There are two photos on the Dona Ana page on mindat with photos of my baryte and another one that I believe now are not from Dona Ana County at all but just North in Sierra County and the Nakaye Mine.

In recent emails with a mindat contributor I was told the Nakaye mine is very near both Counties and I wonder if this was just a mistake in the labeling when it was sold. From what I was told, the Nakaye is right at the County line between the two counties and I wonder if this could be.

I wonder if anyone on mindat from New Mexico would know if this is the case.

The recent purchase of a specimen from the Nakaye Mine got me to wonder if the photo attached here was a mistake in county and is actually from the Nakaye Mine.

The two photos on mindat are ID no. 540600, which is mine and ID no. 740784 and is not mine but looks just like the material from the Nakaye mine.

Please let me know if anyone has any idea about this.

Thank you

Rolf Luetcke

17th Oct 2017 19:23 UTCDon Saathoff Expert

Hello Rolf,

Just South of the Derry District & Nakaye mines is the Palm Park quarry which was worked for barite. Farther South is the Rincon quarry which also produced barite. Palm Park was economic for a time but I don't know about Rincon. We have barite from all three locations in the collection and since your label specifies Dona Ana County, I'd suspect Palm Park.

Is the dark coloration in the xls from pyrite inclusions? If not, then Palm Park or Rincon for sure.

Don

17th Oct 2017 19:52 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert

Don,

Yes, the dark coloration is from pyrite inclusions, can see the sparkle of the pyrite although it is not as much as in the piece we just got from Nakaye. Definitely pyrite though.

Thanks

Rolf

17th Oct 2017 22:39 UTCDon Saathoff Expert

More than likely Nakaye - I looked at our Palm Park (Hines Claim) and Rincon material and the inclusions appear to be clay and faces are not lustrous as are Nakaye.....

Your blades are large for Nakaye - or appear to be in the photo...

Don

18th Oct 2017 01:49 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert

Don,

The piece is one we got many years ago. They are not as large as they look in the photo but they are nice size.

I had looked at the Dona Ana County barytes on mindat and they sure didn't resemble the zoning and dark parts.

I think it is from the Nakaye also. No clay I can see in the inside but the shiny pyrite.

So, probably will change the location to the Nakaye Mine since it closely resembles those.

Thanks for your help.

Rolf

18th Oct 2017 17:53 UTCDon Saathoff Expert

Rolf,

I agree with Nakaye....

Don

18th Oct 2017 18:27 UTCPhilip Simmons

Hi Rolf,

I second the opinion that the baryte is from the Nakaye mine, particularly with the pyrite inclusions which is very characteristic for this mine.

Phil

18th Oct 2017 19:06 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert

Don and Phil,

Thanks for both your opinions. Changed the location and put in the explanation as to what we purchased the piece under. The other photo was also changed.

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