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Quartz from
Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Amethyst

Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Amethyst

Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Amethyst

Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palm Park Mine, Palm Park, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307386:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘVelarde Mine, Redhouse Mountain, Salem, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘGar-Spar Prospect (Valarde Claims?), Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘRincon Manganese Deposits, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘEsperanza Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘRed Star Prospect, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘLyda-K Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘBlack Beauty Group, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘCaballo Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mountain Prospect, Tonuco Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.113 - Table 10
5th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium (1985) New Mexico Geology 7:41-42
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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