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Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite from
Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Vanadinite var: Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kentrolite5
Calcite2
Mimetite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4889:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite in this Region
Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
2.5km (1.5 miles) Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) Rex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Hall mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) Lucky Bill Mine, Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) Slate Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) Lion Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) Lion No. 2 Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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