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Siderite from
Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite2
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Covington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1323771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1323771:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘDictator Mine (Dictator and Covington), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘNakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘHouston-Thomas Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
89.2km (55.5 miles) ⓘLinchberg tunnel, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘKelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘGermany Mines, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘGrand Tower Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘGraphic Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jerry Cone Collection
 
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