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Siderite from
Eureka prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624720
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624720:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘDona Dora Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPagoda prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSunol Mine, Gold Camp, Doña Ana Mountain [and Gold Camp] Mining Districts, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘModoc Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCalle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Franklin Mountains (Franklin Range), El Paso County, Texas, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘTom Mays Park Copper deposit, Franklin Mountains (Franklin Range), El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘNakaye Mine, Derry District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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