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| Name: | Baryte Brt |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #87: Baryte Hartsel Area, Park County, Colorado, USA  #88: Baryte var. Desert Rose Mexico  #305: Baryte  #538: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #539: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #540: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #541: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #542: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #543: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #544: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #545: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #559: Malachite / Baryte Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #561: Malachite / Baryte / Galena Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #580: Baryte San Jorge Mines, Portman, La Union, Murcia, Spain  #660: Baryte Cartersville, Georgia, USA  #852: Baryte Portuguese Bend, Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, USA  #1160: Baryte Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #1426: Baryte Nador, Morocco  #1432: Baryte / Malachite Shangulowe Mine, Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #1475: Calcite var. Honey / Baryte Elk Creek, South Dakota, USA  #1476: Vanadinite / Baryte Morocco  #1479: Baryte Congo [DRC]  #1516: Baryte Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ba(SO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Baryte contains elements: Barium (Ba) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | ? |
| Year First Published: | 1778 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Bras-de-Fer L (1778) (84) Terre (Élément), in Explication Morale du Jeu de Cartes; Anecdote Curieuse et Interessante, (Bruxelles) 99-100 Spelling of name is formally defined: International Mineralogical Association (1971) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine 38, 102-105 |
| Structural Group Name: | Baryte |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | celestine |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4567.61 Million Years Ago |
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