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Topaz from
Sunnyside mine, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside mine, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:240202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:240202:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘQuesta Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘPidlite deposit, Mora County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico 289 pp.
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 158 pp. doi:10.58799/b-91
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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