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Tetradymite from
Golden Eagle Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tetradymite
Formula:Bi2Te2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetradymite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Eagle Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230166:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetradymite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLittle Mildred mine (Green mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCreeper Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Martin & Norton Mine; Hardscrabble), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRidgewood Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘHand Car claim, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWood property (Buckhorn property; Barney mine; Russell mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine (Pearl Mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘClemmie Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘCreeper Tunnels, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar; Graton, L.C.; Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey 361 pp. doi:10.3133/pp68
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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