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Halite from
White well no. 3-1, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Well
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White well no. 3-1, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237663:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘAmax mine (Southwest Potash mine; Horizon Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘPCA Mine (Potash Company of America mine; Lundberg Industries mine; Eddy Potash mine; HB Potash mine; Intrepid Potash - HB Project), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘKerr McGee Mine (Kermac Mine; Kerr McGee Mine; Vertac Mine; Fermetia Mine; New Mexico Potash Mine; Mississippi Potash East Mine; Intrepid Potash East Mine; Hobbs Potash facility), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘU. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘLea Mine, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
100.0km (62.1 miles) ⓘMosaic mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. mine; International Agriculture mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. mine; Mosaic Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy 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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