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Epidote from
Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:795108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:795108:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘNickel Plate prospect, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘIron Mountain claim, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘGold Dollar claim, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Aztec vein), Baldy Mountain, Baldy Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘThunder Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘAnaconda Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘContention Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘGarst Mine, Cimarroncito Mining District, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘIceberg claim (Iceberg lode claim), Trampas, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1956) Geology of the Questa Molybdenum (Moly) mine area, Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 51. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-51
 
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