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Epsomite from
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epsomite
Formula:MgSO4 · 7H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epsomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1364628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1364628:2
GUID (UUID V4):752edf3b-5759-4aeb-86ef-e7100996aad1
Nearest other occurrences of Epsomite
89.2km (55.4 miles) San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project
Report (chapter)
be the future of the giant gypsum crystals of Naica mine? PAOLO FORTI La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche...paolo.forti@unibo.it Abstract: The mine caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are famous because they host large...large gypsum crystals. Mine works intersected new caves hosting the largest crystals in the world in...dewatering of the mine ceased. This occurred at the end of 2015, so that the lower part of the mine is already...growth. The caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are perhaps the most famous mine caves in the world due
Book
K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine................ San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) Batopilas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
diatomite; dolomite; Earth material ingestion; epsomite; feed additive; gastrointestinal upset; geophagy;...Recrystallized trona collected at the world’s largest trona mine, FMC, in Green River, WY. Clay The term ‘clay’...[Dalhousie University] at 04:26 13 November 2014 Epsomite, MgSO4·7H2O This mineral, easily dissolved in...where it was first discovered and identified. Epsomite found its way into medicine cabinets a long time...(2005) found a solution of gypsum, CaSO4·2H2O, and epsomite to be an effective treatment for duodenal ulcer
Journal (issue)
History of Minerals Quarterly periodical for the mine ral e nthusias t and mineral history enthusiast...$34.00 per year air, First Class to Canada and Mexico $28.00, rates include sales taxes as applicable...attempted (and lhus succeeded) in mining the Sweet Home Mine and producing those spectacular rhodochrosite specimens...from Dr. Sidney A. Williams from Mulatos. Sonora. Mexico collected some 25 years ago. The mineral forms...ferrian hollandi1e. A new very rare mineral for Mexico and o nly second known locality after the type
Book
PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals encompass...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...more directions. br Drusy linarite, Bingham, New Mexico, USA * 9x 75 x 2.cm Arborescent copper, Michigan...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm
Journal (issue)
Schumacher Graphite (35 x 32 cm) of the Alibert Mine, Botogol Mt. in Siberia, rough materiaL two pencils...Haidinger in 1859 1842 in the Tsarevo-Alexandrovskaya mine near Tashkurganka River, Miass, Urals. The original...minerals by ROSE, perovskite from the A:hmatowsk mine, Slatoust, Ural Mountains (1839), and the silver... Fluorite, 17 cm - Dalnegorsk Brookite, 8 cm - Dodo Mine ■ Photos and specimens: Boris z. Kantor, except...of giant gypsum in the Cave of Crystals, Naica Mine, Mexico, that reach 15 meters in height (Photo 6)
Catalog/List
crystal. 15x10 1III1, £5. 00 9. AZJiUTE . Ting Tang Mine, GHennap , Corn>fflll. Small s h8.l'p bright blue...i!xHx 1", £6 . 00 11 . BARYTES . Set tlingston2s Mine, Fnurst ones , Northumber l and . Choice lustrnus...c"ppcr . 2x1l;x1 " , £6 . 00 CHLOANTIIITE. Ta lnotry Mine , Minnigaff. Kirkcudbrightshire. $cc,tland . Sil...£6 . 00 40 . ENDLICHITE . Lr:!s L'ment:->.s . Chihuahua ~.exic". Lustr ' us hr" wn el "ngrtted skel e...() ¢iI in size. 2x12xH ". £6 .00 42 . EPSOMITE . Sanllcleugh Mine. Ncnthenrl . Cumbcrlnnd . f, qUAntHy
Catalog/List
crystal. 15x10 1III1, £5. 00 9. AZJiUTE . Ting Tang Mine, GHennap , Corn>fflll. Small s h8.l'p bright blue...i!xHx 1", £6 . 00 11 . BARYTES . Set tlingston2s Mine, Fnurst ones , Northumber l and . Choice lustrnus...c"ppcr . 2x1l;x1 " , £6 . 00 CHLOANTIIITE. Ta lnotry Mine , Minnigaff. Kirkcudbrightshire. $cc,tland . Sil...£6 . 00 40 . ENDLICHITE . Lr:!s L'ment:->.s . Chihuahua ~.exic". Lustr ' us hr" wn el "ngrtted skel e...() ¢iI in size. 2x12xH ". £6 .00 42 . EPSOMITE . Sanllcleugh Mine. Ncnthenrl . Cumbcrlnnd . f, qUAntHy
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: the Taewha mine, K orea...........................................The Collector’s Library, part III: Minerals of Mexico .................................................with mimetitefrom the San Francisco mine near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The large crystal is 28 mm across...Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, California Pala Chief mine, Pala, California...Ledge mine, Washington, California Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito Co., California U.S. Borax mine, Boron
Journal (issue)
emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...he expanded his field of collecting to include Mexico, and formally began his mineral business in 1956...the New Nevada mine in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico and legrandite from the Ojuela mine in Mapimi, Durango...Durango, Mexico. These were major finds and have noi since been equalled. In quest of new material, he...he traveled extensivel) throughout Mexico, braving remote areas and contending with the many difficulties
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gypsum crystal, i.e. selenite, from the Naice mine (Mexico), (b) gypsum satin spar from Benson, Arizon...(e) hydrothermal anhydrite fans from the Naica mine (Mexico, R.M. Lavinsky, CC-BY-SA-3.0) and (f) White...discovered re inside of the Naica Mine (Mexico, Fig. 3c). In this silver and lead mine, several natural cavities...ranging up to 7 m in length, found inside El Teniente mine in Chile (Cannell et al., 2005). Other locations...inside of the cave of crystals in the Naica mine (Chihuahua, Mexico). Note human for scale. (d) Inside of
Book
On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
Book
out of the water first. , .2.t'l UNDERSTAN DING MINE RALS HOVV MINERALS FORM Minerals are the natural...thicker E.g barite, linante. r& iJ NDE RSTA NDING MINE RAL S MI NERAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL Every 1nineral...found by Thomas Cullinan in 1905 at the Premier Mine, South Africa. Gem colours A vivid colour is also...ver sulphide) ore depos its 111 Nevada, Peru and Mexico. Profile: General information on specimen, its...(Saxony), Germany, Jachymov, Czech Republic; Chihuahua, Mexico; Great Bear lake. Northwest Territories; Cobalt
Book
Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...Republic. Dendritic aggregates from Batopilas, Chihuahua, .Mexico, reached up to 150 mm (6 in). Crystals and...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY, 1909. Mexico, Institute geoldgico: Parergones, t. 2, nos. 8-10, t. 3, nos. 1-3. Mexico, D. F. Michigan...25, nos. 5-12. Mexico, D.F. Sociedad geoltfgica mexicana: Boletin, t. 5, 6, pt. 1. Mexico, D. F. Socie^...Arenales, near Cordon de la Pastora, State of Durango, Mexico. Aguilera, Jose" G. 7. Catalogo de los temblores...Republica Mexicana durante los anos de 1904 a 1908. Mexico, Inst. Geol., Parerg., t. 2, no. 10, pp. 389-467...389-467, 1909. A list of earthquakes felt in Mexico from 1904 to 1908. 8. Algunos f6siles del cretacico mexicano
Book
Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...Republic. Dendritic aggregates from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico, reached up to 150 mm (6 in). Crystals and...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Genaro Mine in Huancavelica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...Dorado, California, US.A. Gold, 68 mm, Eagle's Nest Mine, California, US.A. Gold gold on it. Typical aggregates...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from
Journal (issue)
more than half an hour just walking through mine after mine, up inclines, past stopes and shafts, around...as you move along. Three cases of superb antique mine lamps highlight the whole presentation. For art...milky quartz. Figure 4. Beryl, variety emerald, Muzo mine, Colombia. The crystal is 1 x 1.5 cm. Troost’s catalog...masses fetch most enormous prices. The Owner of the mine, Demidoff (a millionaire), keeps its value up to...page 391). “Patrin says (loco citato pag. 553) (L a mine di Goumechefski est celebri partes malachites e’est
Catalog/List
1966 2 Fl/R ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow......... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen with minor...Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite ... ALABANDITE Mar.ganese sulfide Mexico Puebla...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lead telluride Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Cleavage plates in quartz with pyrite .........
Book
cities - Los mountains up 12m/40ft. Angeles, Mexico City, Tokyo - are In many earthquake zones, high-...Cullinan in 1905 at Cut and carat the Premier Mine, South Africa. For the collector, colour and sparkle...deposits in vast opencast mines like this copper mine in Bisbee, Arizona. Huge quantities of rock have...Notable occurrences Entries are Thessaly, Greece; Mexico; country by country except for Vancouver Island...Ruapehe, New Zealand; Citlaltepetl, Popocatepetl, Mexico; Mount Pelee, Martinique; Porphyritic andesite:
Journal (issue)
party of prospectors in search of the “Lost Cabin Mine”. {1} J. S. Diller, “The Geology and Petrography...CAVERNS AND OTHER CAVES OF THE GUADALUPE BLOCK, NEW MEXICO. J. Harlen Bretz. Jour. Geology, Vol. 57, No. 5...GEOMORPHIC HISTORY OF THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS AREA, NEW MEXICO. Leland Horberg. Jour. Geology, Vol. 57, No. 5...solved, for the Bureau’s experimental oil shale mine already has achieved low-cost production. Work on...far from the site of the highest mine in the United States. This mine, and in fact the entire 14,245-foot
Journal (issue)
$6.00 per year in the United States, Canada and Mexico. All other countries, $7.00 per year. Copy­ right©...photo of a copper mine (for example), several copper ore specimens from that mine, a model or drawing...series of brief labels to lead the viewer from the mine to the m etal in a logi­ cal progression. Some may...3.0 x 4.0 cm. $3.50. 2-6. CALCITE xl. Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England. A single terminated...a phantom. $5.00. 2-7. CALEDONITE xls. Blue Bell Mine, Baker, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Bright blue micro
Journal (issue)
Mexico ineralogical Record September-October 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 5 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue II The Ojuela Mine Preface to Mexico-II1....................in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection; Wendell...headframes and processing facilities of the Ojuela mine ca. 1900. The famous suspension bridge designed...Photo courtesy of Peter Megaw. Mexico-II December, will be Mexico-III, covering a selection of several
Book (edition)
a bolcite crystal. Boleo, Baja Califomia Sur, Mexico. Drawing by R. Peter Richards. Preface As I writc...TUFAN Uzbelcskii Geologicheskii Z/111mal VGZ de Mexico, fnslitulo de Geologia Boletin UNAMIGB Universidad...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the...104(3). 326-328 □ Achavnlitc, FcSe, hex .. Cacheuta Mine. Ccrro de Cacheuta. Sierra de Cacheuta. Mcndoza...Artrocitc, Ivigtul cryolitc deposit. Ivittuut municipality. southwest Wi tgreenl Greenland. 73. 1492, ZK
 
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