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Specularite from
Orejon Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orejon Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624784:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘFillmore Canyon prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘCopper Bullion and Cobre Grande group, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMormon Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘGreen Girl Prospect, Gold Camp, Doña Ana Mountain [and Gold Camp] Mining Districts, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘCinco De Mayo Mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘLucky mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘNannie Baird mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero 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
Glover, Thomas J., (1975) Geology and ore deposits of the northwestern Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. NMBGMR Open-file Report OF-63
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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