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Wulfenite from
Osmer Gold Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Osmer Gold Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176118
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176118:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘGettysburg pit, Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine, Georgetown, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘCoop Mine (Good Luck Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘBetty Jo Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘHome Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘJohn claim, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘSweeny Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 213pp. doi:10.58799/b-83
 
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