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Turquoise from
Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


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Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
00710460017272025509312.jpg
Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
01665420017272018751751.jpg
Turquoise

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12562
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12562:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘAzure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘPorterfield Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘParker Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘRed Hill Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘChapman Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘCopper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘSilver King mine, National Group, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘMiss Pickle mine, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
D.Court collection
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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