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Gemstones (commodity) from
Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Gemstones (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gemstones (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1456367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1456367:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gemstones (commodity) in this Region
Big Diggins 1 & 2 Mine, Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Big Diggins 3 Mine, Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other deposits of Gemstones (commodity)
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBig Diggins 1 & 2 Mine, Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBig Diggins 3 Mine, Big Digging Mines, Burdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBurdick-Bisbee Hills, Burdick-Bisbee Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘHermanas thunderegg mine, Carrizalillo Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBaker Egg Ranch (Baker Ranch Agate Mine), Carrizalillo Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘLindberg agate claims, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed turquoise prospect, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘChapman Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘRed Hill Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘAzure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
 
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