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Sylvite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sylvite
Formula:KCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Langbeinite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sylvite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:240689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:240689:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sylvite
8.9km (5.5 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
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘSnowden & McSweeney McNutt no. 1 well, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘHodges Potash Property, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘNash Draw mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash Co. - Nash Draw mine; Potash Producers - Nash Draw; Western Ag - Nash Draw; IMC Potash - Nash Draw; Mosaic Potash - Nash Draw), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSaunders Mine (Duval Suphur & Potash - Saunders mine; Potash Producers - Saunders mine; Western Ag - Saunders mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘWIPP site (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘNational Potash Co. mine (National Potash mine; Mississippi Potash North mine; Intrepid Potash North mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘCrescent/North Mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash - Crescent Mine; Mississippi Potash - Crescent/North Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
17.8km (11.0 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
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPermian Potash Lease, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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