| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cerussite |
| Formula: | PbCO3 |
| Comments: | Dipyramids to 5 mm and glassy prismatic crystals to 3 mm often can be found in massive garnet and gossan of the Roos Shaft dump. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 3 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Garnet Group | 1 |
| Rosasite | 1 |
| Limonite | 1 |
| Brochantite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cerussite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 31535 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:31535:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cerussite in this Region |
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| Roos shaft, Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘPhiladelphia group, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘHomestake Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘLittle Buck Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 18.4km (11.4 miles) | ⓘLower contact deposits, Bear Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| 74.9km (46.6 miles) | ⓘNakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |
| 81.9km (50.9 miles) | ⓘCaballos Mountain Mining & Leaching Company Property, Pittsburg Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |
| 88.4km (54.9 miles) | ⓘNapolean - Rosa Lee prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |
| 88.7km (55.1 miles) | ⓘCox Mine, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |
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Roos shaft, Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA