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Alunite from
Saddleback Mountain, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saddleback Mountain, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178482:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘGoat Camp Canyon, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘRyerson Mine, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
48.0km (29.9 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘTerra Firma prospect, Solomon Pass, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘSafford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘSixty-six Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘAlum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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