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Andradite from
Merrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite5
Smithsonite2
Chalcopyrite1
K Feldspar1
- var Adularia1
Quartz1
Galenobismutite1
Pyrite1
Cannizzarite1
Chlorite Group1
Hydrozincite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624800:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
0.7km (0.5 miles) Rickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Excelsior Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Silver Coinage Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) Trapezoid Prospect, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) Modoc Mine, Modoc Mining District, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) Fillmore Canyon prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) Orejon Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) Modoc Mine, Tortugas Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USA
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