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Bismutite from
Wood property (Buckhorn property; Barney mine; Russell mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bismutite
Formula:(BiO)2CO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bismutite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wood property (Buckhorn property; Barney mine; Russell mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:794745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:794745:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bismutite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Martin & Norton Mine; Hardscrabble), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Apache No. 2 Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘAnderson-Apache mine, Apache No. 2 Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘRob 244 Claim, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘIrish Rose Mine (Morlock-Eloi Mine), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘNeglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘNew Years Gift Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘMerry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘBismuth Lode Mine, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘOsmer Gold Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lasky, S.G. (1947) Geology and ore deposits of the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hidalgo and Grant Counties, New Mexico. Professional Paper 208. US Geological Survey 101 pp. doi:10.3133/pp208
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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