Provenite

Tongren Mine

MineUnknownDraft data

27.5200° N, 109.2000° E · ± 10 km

Barite from Guizhou, China, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Barite

Barite at Tongren Mine

A glassy golden baryte crystal with smaller crystals from the Tongren Mine in Guizhou.
A glassy golden baryte crystal with smaller crystals from the Tongren Mine in Guizhou.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
BaSO₄
Morphology
Glassy crystals, one prominent crystal with smaller ones nearby
Typical size
Pictured specimen 9.1 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm, main crystal about 2.8 cm
Color / luster
Glassy golden crystal

Sources: SRC-217

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Mercury (cinnabar) mining area of the Wanshan district.
Region
Guizhou
Country
China

Approximate Wanshan-district coordinates from general knowledge, not from a source I opened. Barite at this mine is documented only by the photo file page (no second source found).

Sources: SRC-217

Sources

  1. SRC-217 · Website
    File:Baryte-113488.jpg (Wikimedia Commons file page, read via osmand mirror)Lavinsky, R.M. (photographer); Wikimedia Commons contributors · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.