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Wulfenite from
Nakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Yellow or orange micro crystals, often associated with galena. Occasionally encrusting degraded galena in silicified limestone. Rare at this locality.
Habit:Tabular
Colour:Yellow, orange
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1594194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1594194:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
7.3km (4.5 miles) Lyda-K Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) Napolean - Rosa Lee prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) Cox Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) Red Top Vein, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) Harding Prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) Dewey-White Swan prospects, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Hall mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) Big Chief Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
D. Wells collectionIdentified by David Wells: Visual Identification
 
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