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Anhydrite from
Gnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy County, New Mexico, USA


Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:234399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:234399:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘKerr McGee Mine (Kermac Mine; Kerr McGee Mine; Vertac Mine; Fermetia Mine; New Mexico Potash Mine; Mississippi Potash East Mine; Intrepid Potash East Mine; Hobbs Potash facility), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘCastile Hill, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘAlligator Draw, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘPokorny Ranch deposit, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘVirginia Draw, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘKyle Quarry, Kyle, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘGrant mine, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘCulberson (Duval mine; Rustler Hills deposit), Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘMichigan Mine (Old Michigan Mine), Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
72.0km (44.8 miles) ⓘCooksey deposit, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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