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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite5 photos of Andradite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Sphalerite3 photos of Andradite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Manganese-bearing Calcite1 photo of Andradite associated with Manganese-bearing Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100377:2
GUID (UUID V4):1f4f220b-a28f-45a6-bf78-781ec2dc03af
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
45.0km (28.0 miles) Ojos Españoles Mine (La Prieta Linda Mine; Ojos Españoles skarn), General Lázaro Cárdenas (Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas), Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
89.2km (55.4 miles) San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.3km (56.7 miles) 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1002-1034 ORE GENESIS IN THE CHIHUAHUA, NAICA DISTRICT, MEXICO JOHN G. STONE CONTENTS PAGE Abstract.............................. 1010 Structure in mine area Northwest fractures Northeast fractures 1010............... Genesisof the primary ores of the Naica district ...................... 1024 1024 1025......................... 1033 ABSTRACT In the Naica miningdistrictof north-centralMexico,pyrometasomatic...The only igneous rocks known in the Sierra de Naica, consistingof thin, discontinuous dikesand sills
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)
Washington, DC 20513 pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers...Fluorite with sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners...to describe is difficult. The Burnt Hill tungsten mine, York County, New Brunswick, is located in a metamorphic...the greisen and in kaolinite at the Mount Pleasant mine, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, as transparent...specimen from the Faraday (also called the Madawaska) mine, located near Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1978), Granisle-Bell(Wilson et al., 1980), and Naica (Erwoodet al., 1979) depositsare essentiallylinear...In the SantaRita porphyry and skarndeposit(New Mexico), Ahmad and Rose (1980) found that two main typesof...those described from the Panguna,Granisle-Bell,and Naica depositsis produced if the assumptionis made that...interpreted to be due to isle-Bellporphyrycopper,and Naica basemetalskarn mixed phase,halite-liquid,and halite-liquid-vapor...Plotsof fluid inclusioncomposition valuesfor the Naica, Granisle-Bell,and Pangunadepositsin NaCI-KCI-H•O
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Distinct,SalineHydrothermalSolutions, Naica Mine, Chihuahua,Mexico ROBINJ. El•wooi), ST•.VH•.NE. K•-SLEI•...K•-SLEI•,ANI) PAULL. CLOKE Abstract Naica is a chimney-manto, limestone-replacement, skarn-sulfidedeposittypical...depositedthroughoutlate skarn and mostsulfidemineralizao tion at Naica providethe first direct observationsof main-stagefluids...salinitieslargely between5 and 22 95 clear. The Naica deposit (Fig. 1) providesa unique opportunityto...related to the probable magmatic parent of the Naica deposit. $karn minerals present thoughout much of
Catalog/List
gooO faces. 2txH-xi". £1.25. _ 2. ANDRADITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A -...Size, intergrown on a l~-xl-t" area on massive Andradite. 2txl-txl". £2.25; Specimen B - As Sl;lecimen...lxl" cavity in massive Andradite. ltJMine, Wilberforce, Ontario,...l-txlxl". £4.50. 7. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Specimen A - A ltxl" cavity...Limonit ic Gossan. 2xlxl". £1.50. 8. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co. Gllway, Eire. Bright blue well formed crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
retrograde mineral stages. In a few areas (e.g. Naica, Mexico) intermittent boiling of ore solutions occurs...be extensive. However, small amounts of early andradite (Fe+3-rich) skarn usually occur in skarn deposits...= 2 6 3 2 0 ° C deposits; Agakane TH = 230-290°C mine, Iwate Prefecture, TH = 210-240°C Japan Cu Fe (2)...>26(BO) N TF = 4W550"C (20) Zimapan, Hidelgo Mexico Pb, Zn (Ag) TH = 171-220°C TF = 2 W 1 5 " C TH...= 237-369°C TF = 119-379°C (18) Naira mine, Chihuahua, Mexico Pb, Zn, Ag S26(BO) &26(BO) 1@14(FPD)
Journal (issue)
Conichalcite and TwinnedFornacite from the Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada Paul M. Adams...Helberta Ave. #2 Redondo Beach, CA 90277 • The Singer Mine is located on the south end of Bonanza Hill, in...Ersknie Ross of Los Angeles and J. H. Polk. The mine operated from 19I 3 to I 920, during which time...of radiating sprays of willemite crystals, Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Nevada. Recent Collecting Activities...individuals possessing valid and current federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) certificates
Report (issue)
the classic smithsonites from the old Kelly mine in New Mexico. Associations of aurichalcite, kipushite...come from a recent find in Sounion mine #6 (also known as the Exi mine, “Exi” being Greek for “six”) in...$130). Cu-rich smithsonite, 2.7 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks...=============== The same discovery in Sounion mine #6 has also produced larger specimens which show... calcite and hemimorphite, 5.5 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks
Book (volume)
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO The Geology of North America O r > W 4^ *1^ ^ ^ \ \ f ax4 u \ \...of North America Volume P-3 Economic Geology^ Mexico Edited by Guillermo P. Salas Geologo Consultor...Centro Minero Nacional Carretera Mexico-Pachuca Pachuca, Hgo., Mexico, D.F. 1991 EXPLORATION LIBRARY...reserved. Geologia economica de Mexico. English. Economic geology, Mexico / edited by Guillermo P. Salas...; v. P-3) Translation of Geologia economica de Mexico. Includes bibliography references and index. ISBN
Catalog/List
while they last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...UORESCENT GEODES: Nice quality geode halves from Chihuahua, Mexico. These are all deeply hollow and have banded...structures. $20.00 each DENDRITIC WIRESIL VER Elure Mine, Cobar, NWS, Australia; Fine crystalline wire silver...characteristics. WINDOW SELENITE: Colonias, Chihuahua, Mexico: Excellent single large bladed and terminated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
•3Cfi2C andRye,1972;Hey!et al.,1974;RuizandBarton, Mexico,andParkCity(Barnes andSimons, 1968)andTintie Pinckney...of determining enoughto be usefulfor regionalor mine-scale lelingor crosscutting bedding(Preseot, 1926;Megawet...S.Ame•rica Motagua Suture ! ! 100 El Mochito Mine Caribbean km Plate , Geologic Units Fortseca...shaleprobablyreflectsdammingof upward-moving fluids andradite component, consistent with garnetcompositions...withisotropic,thatwereanalyzed intermediate grossular-andradite coresandstrongly birefrinGeochemistry of El M
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SpecialIssueDevoted to the Geologyand Mineral Depositsof Mexico Preface KENNETH F. CLARK Departmentof GeologicalSciences...EconomicGeologydevoted to the geologyand mineraldepositsof Mexico is long overdue.As an integralpart of the North...andPetroleumEngineers(AIME) holdits annualconvention in Mexico City in 1901 and later in 1936. eral productionin...Comentariosalas Or- logicCongress meetingsspurredinterestin Mexico; denanzasde Minas by FranciscoJavierGamboain the...SpecialIssueDevotedto the GeologyandMineral Depositsof Mexico 1494 K. F. CLARKAND G. A. SALASP. of the mineral
Journal (issue)
KHURSHEED DINSHAW NEVADA PATENT MINE 34 United States’ only active azurite mine. STUART “TATE” WILSON Regular...Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer...of Tiffany Stone are no longer available from the mine at Delta Utah, even though the beryl content is... Mexican miners working underground at Ojuela mine circa 1908. Note safety equipment of the day. IMAGE...have Mexico become a reliable source of mineral specimen wealth – and periodic surprises. Mexico is a
Catalog/List
00. w] PYRRHOTITE ±,a Eta1a, ✓ CRYSTALS chihuahua, Mesieo Ferrous sulfide. Superb groups of large...00. +- VESUVIANITE CRYSTALS Lake Jaco, Chihuahua, Mexico A basic calcium aluminum silicate. Superb...2x2" to 3x4" $6. 00, $7.50, $8. 50 and $10. 00. ANDRADITE GARNET CRYSTALS Garnet Hill, Moore Creek, Calaveras...2x2" $ 5. 00 and $7. 50. BROCHANTITE Silver Hill mine, Pima Co., Arizona. A basic .sulfate of copper....$1. 00 and $2. 00. CINNABAR CRYSTALS Culver-Baer mine, Sonoma Co., MARCASITE Folkestone, Kent, England
Catalog/List
years ago. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Fine, pale-lemon coloured, transparent A/l. xtls...00. A/2. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi. Durango, Mexico. Superb, large, colourful cabinet display specimen...5", £85 ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. An attractive and inexpensive example of A/3....5x2x5/8", £8.75 A/4. ADAMITE. Kameriza Central Mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece. A sparkling lime-green...ADAMITE (Mauve). Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. From a rare find of several years ago, these choice
Journal (issue)
mainly hedenbergite and the remainder is mostly andradite and manganaxinite. The majority of manganese may...or $49.00 for two years; addresses in Canada and Mexico are US$48.00 per year, or US$90.00 for two years;...sample of argyrodite ore from the HimmelsfLirst mine. Argyrodite is an Ag-Ge-sulfide and one of only...running N - S is about 30 cm thick "Reiche Zeche" mine. For visitors having regarding ore-bodies; the other...for good. temperature in the mine is a constant 50°F. The Reiche Zeche mine is now Fortunately for me,just
Journal (issue)
stibnites from a new Nevada locality, the Murray Mine, not the old Manhattan, but he had only three specimens...clear calcites from a small pocket in the Meikle Mine, the new locality for the superb yellow barites...specimens of azurite and malachite from the Flambau Mine in Wisconsin, now completely gone, of the chalcocite...$32.00 per year air, First Class to Canada and Mexico $25.00, rates include safes taxes as applicable...find of calcite in complete "balls" from the Herja Mine near Baia Mare. Evidently a large vug, or series
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité Régional de...Figure 1. Grossular, 7 × 8 cm, from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité, Régional de...grossular dodecahedra is commonly observed on Jeffrey mine specimens. This particular specimen is one of the...this column including the demantoid variety of andradite (Cook 1993), uvarovite (Cook 1998), almandine...modified single crystal of grossular from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada. The Arkenstone specimen
Catalog/List
Q:Jartz, & Calc~te xls; 4.2x2.Bx2.7-S35.0J M258. Naica, Chihuahua, f•lexico; nice! pale bluis'l translucent...L;x3.:;x7.700 ARSENDPYRJTE: M187. Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico; (a) lustrous grou~ ·f xl~ to .. ~~. no matrix...Chrysocollc': 2.6. 2x1-$5.00 AUTUNITE:M95. Oaybreak Mine, Spokane, Washington; (a) 4 xls & grou;:.is, 1-1...yellow tabular xls to 3.5 cm, rich MB5. Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; (a) translucent...terminati ~n; 3.4x·:. 3x0. 7-$10.00 ~fl'lapid, Ourango, Mexico; ( a) nice pale bl uish tabular xls to 2. 2 cm
Catalog/List
display. 51'41'27",' £16.5Op. 4. ANA~CIME, 5. ANDRADITE GAR~~T. San 8enito Co., California, U.S.A. Choice...dotted on serpentine matrix. This variety of Andradite is' known as TOPAZOLITE. Specimer, A: 2'!x1t"...axinite. 2x1~x1t", £1•• 5~ 11. AZURITE. HEnderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Choice bright blue ball-like...association. 3x2~x1~", £16.5~ 12. BARYTES. Dalmellington Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. Fine lustrous transparent...matrix. 2~x17", £33.00 15. NATIVE BISMUTH. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Bright metallic silvery masses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
72:168-172. mixed the two localities. The Boldut mine is well known for dozens of carainels (a typical...Germany) offered rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado. Most of the samples came from the...Barcelona, Spain), Figure 7. Gypsum, 13 by 8.3 cm, Naica, Mexico; Helmut Bruckner specimen. for example, had...Romania, including superb calcites from the Boldut mine, in Azerbaidjan, and he explained to me how difficult...December 1995 and January 1996 at the 350 level of the mine local miners yourself, so you have to buy specimens
 
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