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Vanadinite from
Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Vanadinite
Formula:Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite12
Kentrolite7
Wulfenite4
Mimetite3
Mimetite-Vanadinite Series2
Heulandite Subgroup1
Descloizite1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Quartz1
Wad1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vanadinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985105:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Vanadinite in this Region
Big Chief Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Vanadinite
2.5km (1.5 miles) Petroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) Rex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Big Chief Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Hall mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) Lookout Mine, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) Sierra Bella Group, Lake Valley Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) Sierra Grande Mine, Lake Valley Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) Wolford Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) Old Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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