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Hematite from
Pierce Canyon iron deposit, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pierce Canyon iron deposit, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227843:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘToggery Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘLookout Mine, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘPatsy Mine, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘGrand View Mine, Grand View Camp, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘMacy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPetroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine (Snake Mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘWicks Vein (Wicks Mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘCommercial Cramer Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘHamlett Prospect, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey staff (1965) Mineral and water resources of New Mexico. Bulletin 87. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 444pp. doi:10.58799/b-87
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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