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Dolomite from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite6 photos of Dolomite associated with Wulfenite at this locality.
Calcite5 photos of Dolomite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Descloizite4 photos of Dolomite associated with Descloizite at this locality.
Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite3 photos of Dolomite associated with Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite at this locality.
Vanadinite2 photos of Dolomite associated with Vanadinite at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Dolomite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyrite1 photo of Dolomite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30163
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30163:5
GUID (UUID V4):d5b77e3d-e544-4b90-8627-b51610a6f2a8
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
75.3km (46.8 miles) Unnamed prospect (VN-HU-G10-7), Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
78.6km (48.8 miles) Finley Gypsum Mine, Finley Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
93.7km (58.2 miles) Escondido mine, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
93.7km (58.2 miles) Wilco mine, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) Westex (Eagle Flat) mine, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
94.2km (58.5 miles) Rex quarry, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
94.9km (58.9 miles) Unnamed prospects (VH-HU-G14-7), Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
95.0km (59.1 miles) Bill quarry, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
96.1km (59.7 miles) Dees quarry, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) Texola quarries, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mimetite, 7.2 cm across, San Francisco mine, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico. Classic combination from the “Red Mimetite...Scovil photo. Wulfenite from Mexico Figure 2. Wulfenite localities in Mexico; prepared by William Besse...Megaw is an exploration geologist who has worked in Mexico for forty years, which has led him to specialize...wulfenite localities in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango, Mexico, combined with the five top wulfenite...Aurora, Ahumada (Los Lamentos), and Apex mines in remote areas of Chihuahua State; the Ojuela mine near
Journal (issue)
Mexico ineralogical Record November-December 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 6 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue III Los Lamentos Famous Mineral Localities: The Erupción/Ahumada...Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ...................................... 4 by W. E....Famous Mineral Localities: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico .............. 36 by T. C. Wallace & M. K. Hall-Wallace...Famous Mineral Localities: Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico .............. 55 by W. Lieber & Gerhard Frenzel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
brucec@uj.ac.za Duftite after Wulfenite Tsumeb Mine, Namibia T sumeb wulfenite is world-famous (see...the pseudomorphs after wulfenite from the Tsumeb mine. One of these is duftite after wulfenite; it is...varieties are known from the United States and Mexico, in particular, and all are featured in this column...calcium-rich duftite, EDS confirmed, 11.8 cm, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Mariusz Oleszczuk specimen and photo....here most likely qualify as epimorphs. The Tsumeb mine in Namibia is well endowed with pseudomorphs; Gebhard
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken
Journal (issue)
row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino
Catalog/List
directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and composition... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region...mineral came from one pocket in the Jardinera No. 1 Mine. That find was roughly one cubic meter in volume...head into the interior. These are the result of Dolomite crystals being incorporated into the Fluorite
Journal (issue)
3-cm-high group of sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie...fails to mention that, just south of Roswell, New Mexico, in Artesia, one can find perfect, doubly terminated...the Silver Reef article. I must have passed by the mine a dozen times. Next time, I will stop for sure....Favorite Minerals In the 1980s, the San Francisco mine produced large, square crystals of wulfenite with...with bright-orange mimetite balls. (Sonora, Mexico) PART III: Wulfenite, Cerussite, Smithsonite, Legrandite
Catalog/List
museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar...Auction 2 53001 CALEDONITE Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans...This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine: a legendary Arizona locality. Unlike the vast majority...Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory for the lucky... 53002 CHALCOCITE Lucky Friday Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one
Report (issue)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY...Nancy Gilson New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 SOCORRO, 1996...1996 11 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Daniel H. Lopez, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES...REGENTS Ex Officio Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction...Authority of State of New Mexico, NMSA 1953 Sec. 63-14 Printed by University of New Mexico Printing Services
Catalog/List
87002 AQUAMARINE & SCHORL TOURMALINE Dache, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan Div., Pakistan The...com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy...Estimate: $800-$1,200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile...PSEUDOMORPH after AZURITE New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois
Catalog/List
first offered for sale. 73007 TOURMALINE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam A classic Vietnamese...online, visit HA.com/6150 73008 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam This unusual...2015 | 12:00 PM CT   15 73009 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam Clearly defined...12:00 PM CT   17 CHINA 73012 PYROMORPHITE Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang...73013 SPESSARTINE on SMOKY QUARTZ Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian
Catalog/List
Ranging from Alaska all the way down to central Mexico, the Black Bear is one of North America’s most...FLUORESCENT WILLEMITE AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey Willemite with calcite is...THREE-COLOR FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN CLASSIC Franklin Mine, Franklin Borough, Sussex Co, New Jersey Purple-fluorescing...found elsewhere in minor traces in a Bolivian tin mine, for example, but Franklin is likely the only locality...fairly small finds were made at the Sterling Hill Mine, the rarer thick-vein occurrence from the 180-foot
Catalog/List
the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico. This particular specimen is presented in a natural...and along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. This mount was done with real skin and measures...PM CT 45 MINERALS TOURMALINE Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA...of the “Blue Cap Pockets” in the Tourmaline Queen Mine. So impatient were some of the “helpers” to see...PURPLE FLUORITE WITH CALCITE, DOLOMITE AND QUARTZ Shangbao Pyrite mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture
Catalog/List
costatum species and was mined at the Korite Oxbow Mine which has been closed since the early 2000s. The...part of the root preserved. Found in the Gulf of Mexico, off of Venice, Florida, this remnant from the...from a deposit about 50 miles NW of Guadalajara, Mexico. The 4.3 inch (11 cm) blade is signed and numbered...Chondrite, Type III Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February...Chondrite, Type III (CV3) Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
www.elsevier.com/locate/sedgeo Chabazite and dolomite formation in a dolocrete profile: An example of...conditions allowed precipitation of coarse-zoned dolomite and chabazite filling porosities. In Stages 3 and...biogenic processes played an important role in dolomite and calcite accumulation in the profile. Overall...for chabazite and dolomite formation, without a previous carbonate phase. Dolomite formed both abiogenically...association is important for several reasons: 1) dolomite occurring in this type of soils is commonly ordered
Journal (issue)
involvement in collecting the great Bunker Hill mine pyromorphite bonanza, was born in Spokane, Washington...mined by a Phelps Dodge subsidiary as the Sherwood mine. His career was interrupted by the draft in November...Black Pine mine in Phillipsburg, Montana (the type locality for phillipsburgite), but the mine quickly ran...Norm was hired as a geologist at the Bunker Hill mine, where he worked for more than 16 years. He continued...geologists in the logging of core from the Crescent mine when he suffered a stroke in 2010. But he remained
Report (issue)
Geology—Mexico. 2. Geology, Structural—Mexico. 3. Faults (Geology)—Mexico. 4. Ore deposits—Mexico. I. Alaniz-Álvarez...The evolution of Middle America and the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean Sea region during Mesozoic time: Geological...Tectonostratigraphic Terranes and Tectonic Evolution of Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 278...Paleozoic ages in the northern part (Sonora and Chihuahua) and Mesozoic ages beneath the rest of the Sierra...volcanics of the Lower Volcanic Complex in central Chihuahua, were affected by moderate contractile deformation
Catalog/List
41008   HUGE FLUORESCENT SPHERE Purple Passion Mine, Wichenburg, Arizona Many mineral specimens are...FREEFORM Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA The Sterling Hill mine in the Bucolic Hills of...of New Jersey is an old silver mine, now closed but famous for having produced some of the finest fluorescent...Rogerley Mine, Weardle, Co. Durham, UK The famous Rogerley Mine in northern England is the only mine in that...District, Chupadera Mountains, Socorro Co., New Mexico This hydrothermally-formed goethite and hematite-glazed
Catalog/List
QUARTZ CRYSTAL WITH TOURMALINE Barra de Salinas Mine, Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil This specimen...White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico At one time this spectacular locality was open...coal, the district is now down to one operating mine and probably that one will close in the not too...CT 19 38029   RHODONITE BOULDER Evelyn Creek Mine, Yukon Territory, Canada This large boulder of fantastic...500 38030   LARGE STROMATOLITE BOULDER Cliff Erie Mine, Minnesota, USA Stromatolites are the fossil remains
Journal (issue)
perspectiva que identifica los obstáculos que se plantean a la gestión óptima de los recursos de agua y las...necesidades humanas y cumplir con los requisitos ambientales. Los hidrogeólogos deben estar implicados...cambio climático. La comunidad hidrogeológica tiene los fundamentos y la oportunidad de ofrecer respuestas...calizas dolomíticas, los mármoles y las rocas máficas e ultramáficas (ofiolitas), los iones dominantes en...Mg2+, CO32- y HCO3-. Los procesos que han contribuido a la concentración de los principales iones en
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Disaster ........20 On Site: Crystals at Large in Mexico.......102 On Site: Geology in Central Park ......were traveling from New York City, New York, to Los Angeles, California. How would you know where to...ion CO32–. Examples of carbonates are calcite, dolomite, and rhodochrosite. Carbonates are the primary...cookware fertilizer Carbonates calcite (CaCO3) dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) Portland cement, lime, cave deposits...are obtained from large, open-pit mines. When a mine is excavated, unwanted rock and dirt, known as gangue
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mineral dolomite, a rock-forming mineral, contains oxygen, carbon, magnesium, and calcium. Is dolomite a silicate...Africa, North Carolina Siberia, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Colorado, Utah, Texas, California, Maine...Sri Lanka, Brazil, North Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico Quartz makes up about 30 percent of Earth’s continental...John’s Island, located in the Red Sea), Arizona, New Mexico SECTION 3 Uses of Minerals 75 (l to r, t to...from a few meters to more than 400 m. Companies mine these deposits because rock salt is an important
 
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