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Sidwillite from
Summit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


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Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
04096280017272025617061.jpg
Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
06615540017272025588909.jpg
Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
04096280017272025617061.jpg
Sidwillite, etc.

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
08651240017272025629937.jpg
Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
08826690017272064636434.jpg
Sidwillite

Summit group, Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sidwillite
Formula:MoO3 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte2
Ilsemannite2
Quartz1
Molybdite1
Jordisite1
Raydemarkite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sidwillite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Summit group (Poe Mines), Cookes Peak Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018540:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ramon S. DeMark
Dr. Virgil W Lueth
Abstract, "A New Mexico Occurrence of sidwillite and other molybdenum minerals", 37th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, Sousa, Francis X., Gibbs, Ronald B., McGlasson, James A., Downs, Robert T. (2023) Raydemarkite, the Natural Analogue of Synthetic α-MoO3·H2O, from Cookes Peak, Luna County, New Mexico, USA. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (1) 203-213 doi:10.3749/2200049
Yang, Hexiong, Gu, Xiangping, Gibbs, Ronald B., Downs, Robert T. (2023) Virgilluethite: A New Mineral and the Natural Analogue of Synthetic β-MoO3·H2O, from Cookes Peak, Luna County, New Mexico, USA. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (6) 1151-1162 doi:10.3749/2300041
 
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