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Marcasite from
Diamond No. 2 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond No. 2 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:795784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:795784:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMariano Lake deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘRuby No. 1 deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘSection 10 Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Marcasite occurrence [1], Sanders, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘSection 30 deposit (Kermac), McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘHogan Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘF-33 Mine, East Grants Ridge Mining District, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘJohnie M deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
References
Chico, Raymundo J.,(1959) "The geology of the uranium-vanadium deposit of the Diamond No. 2 mine, near Gallup, New Mexico" Masters Theses. 5535. SCHOOL OF MINES AND METALLURGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Hilpert, Lowell S. (1969) Uranium resources of northwestern New Mexico. Professional Paper 603. US Geological Survey 166pp. doi:10.3133/pp603
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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