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Limestone from
Helen Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Helen Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1376337
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1376337:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘStar mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘIrish Rose Mine (Morlock-Eloi Mine), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill shaft, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOgre-Bogle group of claims (Tedford's group; Ogre-Bogle claim), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘRob 244 Claim, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘVic 10 claim, Victorio group, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘSlick Gold & Other Mines, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘWhite Bluff Prospect, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Apache No. 2 Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘGoat Ridge prospect, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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