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Quartz from
Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spangolite30
Fluorite29
Brochantite26
Murdochite13
Baryte10
Galena8
Libethenite7
Cyanotrichite6
Linarite6
Calcite5
Pyromorphite5
Tsumebite4
Anglesite4
Plattnerite3
Goethite3
Jarosite3
Aurichalcite3
Malachite2
Cerussite2
Scrutinyite2
Crandallite1
Wulfenite1
Coronadite1
Hematite1
Rosasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:415421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:415421:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Snake Pit Mine, Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.4km (0.2 miles) Hickey No. 1 Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) Ora Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Royal Flush Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Desert Rose Mine (Downey stope; Mountain Canyon Mine; Ace High Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Sunshine No. 2 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) Fite Ranch, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) May Day Prospect, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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