| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Sylvite |
| Formula: | KCl |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sylvite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wills-Weaver Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1223191 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1223191:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 58975990-f842-433f-ac53-bed02343934d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sylvite |
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| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘAmax mine (Southwest Potash mine; Horizon Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘPCA Mine (Potash Company of America mine; Lundberg Industries mine; Eddy Potash mine; HB Potash mine; Intrepid Potash - HB Project), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘCrescent/North Mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash - Crescent Mine; Mississippi Potash - Crescent/North Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘSaunders Mine (Duval Suphur & Potash - Saunders mine; Potash Producers - Saunders mine; Western Ag - Saunders mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 21.7km (13.5 miles) | ⓘNational Potash Co. mine (National Potash mine; Mississippi Potash North mine; Intrepid Potash North mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 25.2km (15.6 miles) | ⓘNew Mexico Potash Corporation, Lea County, New Mexico, USA |
| 25.4km (15.8 miles) | ⓘSnowden & McSweeney McNutt no. 1 well, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 28.0km (17.4 miles) | ⓘU. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘ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 |
| 34.9km (21.7 miles) | ⓘMosaic mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. mine; International Agriculture mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. mine; Mosaic Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Carlsbad Potash Basin Carlsbad, New Mexico Philip Simmons Mine Engineer, Intrepid Potash—New Mexico...Mexico, LLC 2422 Mountain View Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 Within the past three years an occurrence of...purple halite in the Intrepid Potash East mine near Carlsbad, New Mexico has produced world-class specimens...sulfate aphthitalite, have elevated the Carlsbad Potash District to the status of a contemporary classic...INTRODUCTION The Carlsbad Potash District (more commonly known as the Carlsbad Potash Basin) is located |  | | 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 ·...~. Mining me~hods--~~~-----~---~--~---~-----~--~-----7-~~--~--...------------- 70 Extent of mine Stability of mine Caving and Gnom~ shaft Solution mining activities--~---~---...Oil and gas Appendix A, Reprint of Permian basin potash deposits, south-western United Sta~es. by c~ L |
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