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Leonite from
Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA


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Leonite, etc.

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Leonite, etc.

Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Leonite, etc.

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Leonite, etc.

Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Leonite, etc.

U. S. Potash Co. Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
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Leonite, etc.

Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Leonite
Formula:K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Haliteβ“˜2 photos of Leonite associated with Halite at this locality.
Sylviteβ“˜1 photo of Leonite associated with Sylvite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Leonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1452309
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1452309:4
GUID (UUID V4):06f8c5ee-03b0-436c-90ce-9e41b8afb762
Localities for Leonite in this Region
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
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Brokaw, Arnold Leslie (1972) Geology and hydrology of the Carlsbad potash area, Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico. Open-File Report Vol. 1972 (72-49) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr7249
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY OF THE CARLSBAD POTASH AREA, EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES;: NEW MEXICO By Arnold L. Brokaw,...mi~ing=-===-=========~====-===============-===== 62 Potash History of Methods of prospecting and explo...====== ii CONTENTS--Continued Page Β·...~. Mining me~hods--~~~-----~---~--~---~-----~--~-----7-~~--~--...Stability of mine Caving and Gnom~ shaft Solution mining activities--~---~---.'!'1----- ... --~ .........Oil and gas Appendix A, Reprint of Permian basin potash deposits, south-western United Sta~es. by c~ L
(1996) Proceedings of the 31st Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals--The Borderland Forum. Bulletin 154. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-154
Report (issue)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY...and Nancy Gilson New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 SOCORRO,...1996 11 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Daniel H. Lopez, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF...REGENTS Ex Officio Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction...ESSER, Lab Technician ROBERT W. EvELeth, Senior Mining Engineer NANCY S. GILSON, Assistant Editor KATHRYN
 
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