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Anhydrite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:827568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:827568:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘGnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘAlligator Draw, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘCastile Hill, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
89.7km (55.8 miles) ⓘPokorny Ranch deposit, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘVirginia Draw, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘKyle Quarry, Kyle, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘGrant mine, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
98.1km (60.9 miles) ⓘCulberson (Duval mine; Rustler Hills deposit), Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘMichigan Mine (Old Michigan Mine), Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘCooksey deposit, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
References
Philip, Simmons (2013) The Carlsbad Potash Basin, Carlsbad, New Mexico, in January-February 2013. The Mineralogical Record, 44 (1) 13-49
 
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