| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sylvite |
| Formula: | KCl |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Dealer/Collection Label |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Halite | ⓘ30 photos of Sylvite associated with Halite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sylvite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view 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 |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 707734 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:707734:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7c4bbf29-f5c0-40de-89bc-d1065a633e5f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sylvite |
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| 10.4km (6.5 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 |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘSnowden & McSweeney McNutt no. 1 well, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘNew Mexico Potash Corporation, Lea County, New Mexico, USA |
| 14.6km (9.1 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 |
| 14.7km (9.2 miles) | ⓘCrescent/North Mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash - Crescent Mine; Mississippi Potash - Crescent/North Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘWIPP site (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 17.8km (11.0 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 |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘNash Draw mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash Co. - Nash Draw mine; Potash Producers - Nash Draw; Western Ag - Nash Draw; IMC Potash - Nash Draw; Mosaic Potash - Nash Draw), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA |
| 21.0km (13.1 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 |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘLea Mine, Lea County, New Mexico, USA |
| References |
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Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA