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Hauerite from
Orchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Hauerite
Formula:MnS2
Comments:From caprock
Habit:cubo-octahedral crystals
Colour:brown to dark brown
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite1
Native Sulphur1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hauerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:198742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:198742:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hauerite
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘBoling Dome (Boling oil field; Newgulf Sulfur Operations), Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘHockley Dome Mine (United Salt Mine), Hockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘClemens Dome, Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘStratton Ridge Salt Dome (Stratton Ridge), Clute, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘHoskins Mound Mine, Hoskins Mound, Hoskins, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘGulf Hill Mine (Big Hill; Old Gulf), Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
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