Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Halite from
U. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA


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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
05616280017272078507405.jpg
Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Halite

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sylvite4
Leonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view U. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683176:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMosaic mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. mine; International Agriculture mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. mine; Mosaic Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘKerr McGee Mine (Kermac Mine; Kerr McGee Mine; Vertac Mine; Fermetia Mine; New Mexico Potash Mine; Mississippi Potash East Mine; Intrepid Potash East Mine; Hobbs Potash facility), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPCA Mine (Potash Company of America mine; Lundberg Industries mine; Eddy Potash mine; HB Potash mine; Intrepid Potash - HB Project), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘNash Draw mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash Co. - Nash Draw mine; Potash Producers - Nash Draw; Western Ag - Nash Draw; IMC Potash - Nash Draw; Mosaic Potash - Nash Draw), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘHodges Potash Property, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘAmax mine (Southwest Potash mine; Horizon Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGovernment test well #22, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPermian Potash Lease, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘLea Mine, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘWhite well no. 3-1, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
References
dan weinrich
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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