Spurrite was first described in 1908 for an occurrence in the Terneras Mine,
Velardeña District,
Durango,
Mexico. It was named for American economic geologist
Josiah Edward Spurr (1870–1950). In addition to its type locality, spurrite has been reported from
Riverside County, California;
Luna County, New Mexico; and from the
Little Belt Mountains,
Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It is also found in Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Turkey, Israel, Japan and Siberia. ==Cement manufacture contaminant==