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Lepidolite from
Hematite Creek, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:May just be "pink" mica
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hematite Creek, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230587
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230587:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘFletcher Canyon, Glenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘGlenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘGlobe pegmatite (Globe Mine), South Petaca, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘPidlite deposit, Mora County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR Bull 94 Geology and Ore Deposits of Eagle Nest area, New Mexico
NMBMGMR Open-file Report - 15
 
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