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Vanadinite from
Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1478362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1478362:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘTorrance Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘMay Flower Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘRed Cloud copper mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘLove Bug Group, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘNight Hawk Group, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘJack Frost group (Jack Frost Mine), North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘVanadium Friend deposit, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
91.8km (57.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (4), Silver Hill area, North Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Patrick Haynes
Pale brown hexagonal prisms were visually identified as vanadinite. Sometimes found with tiny crusty brown to orangish descloizite, also visually identified.
 
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