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Vesuvianite from
Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172377:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Vesuvianite in this Region
Old Adit body, Discovery Gulch, Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Scheelemite mine, Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain No. 2 District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘOld Adit body, Discovery Gulch, Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘScheelemite mine, Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘSpates Mine, Grand View Camp, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘMountain Home Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘWar Horse Lode, Santa Clara, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Bull 945C
DeMark, Ramon S. (1989) Micromounting in New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (1) 57-64
 
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