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Rhodochrosite from
Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231981:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘPacific Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘCleveland Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘRose Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘHanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘBlackeyed Susan Mine, Ladrone Gulch Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘMiners Dream Mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘLady Franklin Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘBlack Colt Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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