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Gypsum from
Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Formation:Secondary
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41317:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘWar Horse Lode, Santa Clara, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘEmpire Zinc Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘThunderbolt Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘThundercloud Mine (Thunderbolt Mine), Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘCarlisle Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘAlabama Mine, Vanderbilt Peak, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘPole Line prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
[Rocks & Minerals Vol 68 March/April 1993 p96]
 
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