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Murdochite from
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA


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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite, etc.

Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Murdochite
Formula:Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz27
Plattnerite13
Scrutinyite6
Fluorite6
Brochantite5
Galena4
Calcite3
Gypsum2
Malachite1
Rosasite1
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Murdochite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7916:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Murdochite in this Region
Sunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 3 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 5 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Murdochite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSunshine No. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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