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Coffinite from
La Ventana Mesa, La Venta Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mesa
Classification
Species:Coffinite
Formula:U(SiO4) · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coffinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Ventana Mesa, La Venta Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226567:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coffinite
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘMarquez Grant Prospect, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘMarquez Canyon deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘBernabe Montaño deposit, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Valley deposit, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘL-Bar deposit, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘSt. Anthony deposit, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘMount Taylor Mine, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘMain Ranch deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
77.8km (48.4 miles) ⓘWoodrow Mine (Woodrow breccia pipe), Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘCliffside Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
Elston, Wolfgang E. (1968) Summary of the mineral resources of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico. Bulletin 81. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-81
 
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