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Mottramite from
Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Mottramite, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
01306300017485729225376.jpg
Mottramite, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Mottramite, etc.

Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mottramite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1778444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1778444:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mottramite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMay Flower Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘSocorro Peak, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘRoyal Flush Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘBlanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘVindicator group (Vindicator-West Contact group [1890's]; Vindicator and West Contact; Vindicator Mine), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘBlack Knife group (Prospectors Delight Mine), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘDictator Mine (Dictator and Covington), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Collected by and in collection of Jay Penn, streak indicates mottramite vs. descloiziteIdentified by Jay Penn: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how)
 
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