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Turquoise from
Azure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Azure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48898
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48898:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPorterfield Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘParker Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘRed Hill Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘChapman Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘCopper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘSilver King mine, National Group, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘGranite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Economic Geology 2:464-492
Lasky, S.G. (1947) Geology and ore deposits of the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hidalgo and Grant Counties, New Mexico. Professional Paper 208. US Geological Survey 101 pp. doi:10.3133/pp208
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
NMBMMR New Mexico Mineral symposium (2001) pp. 18-19
 
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