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Washington County barite diggings, Potosi, MO
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: galena traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: residual barite (tiff) in clay
Historic Missouri barite (tiff) district documented by Missouri Geological Survey and mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old pits, mud, ticks
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