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Marble Canyon Mine (Texas Agricultural Aggregates Quarry), Apache Peak area, Culberson County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 25' 54'' North , 104° 53' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.43194,-104.89389
GeoHash:
G#: 9tt6v4487
GRN:
N21W65
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Van Horn1,928 (2017)43.9km
Sierra Blanca553 (2011)52.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
3251
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3251:6
GUID (UUID V4):
f83cc849-23ab-47ab-b603-d82215d487ac


Located 27 miles north of Van Horn.
Alteration: Contact Metamorphism

Development: Significant production only since 1962.

Geology: Small amounts of magnetite-skarn and malachite-bearing marble are present near the intrusive contact.

Rock formation(s): Hueco Limestone;Bone Spring Limestone


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Mineral List


32 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Γ…kermanite
Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Bredigite
Formula: Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
β“˜ Calcio-olivine
Formula: Ca2SiO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Larnite
Formula: Ca2SiO4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
β“˜ Merwinite
Formula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
β“˜ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
β“˜ Periclase
Formula: MgO
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rankinite
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
β“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
β“˜ Tilleyite
Formula: Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
β“˜ Tobermorite
Formula: Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜ Xonotlite
Formula: Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2
β“˜ Zeophyllite
Formula: Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zirkelite
Formula: (Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x

Gallery:

Mg(OH)2β“˜ Brucite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Periclase4.AB.25MgO
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Zirkelite4.DL.05(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
β“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Monticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
β“˜Larnite9.AD.05Ca2SiO4
β“˜Calcio-olivine9.AD.10Ca2SiO4
β“˜Merwinite9.AD.15Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
β“˜Bredigite9.AD.20Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Spurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
β“˜Γ…kermanite9.BB.10Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜Rankinite9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
β“˜Tilleyite9.BE.82Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Tobermorite9.DG.10Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 Β· (Ca Β· 3H2O)
β“˜Xonotlite9.DG.35Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2
β“˜Zeophyllite9.EE.70Ca13Si10O28(OH)2F8 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Cβ“˜ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Oβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oβ“˜ PericlaseMgO
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Oβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oβ“˜ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Zirkelite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Calcio-olivineCa2SiO4
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Mgβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Mgβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Mgβ“˜ PericlaseMgO
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Siβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Siβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Siβ“˜ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Siβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Calcio-olivineCa2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Caβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Caβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Caβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Caβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Caβ“˜ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ ZeophylliteCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ Zirkelite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Calcio-olivineCa2SiO4
Caβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Zirkelite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrβ“˜ Zirkelite(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2

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References

Bridge, T.E. (1966) Bredigite, larnite and Ξ³ dicalcium silicates from Marble Canyon. American Mineralogist: 51: 1766-1774.
Price, J. G., Henry, C. D., and Standen, A. R. (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-pecos Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology (texas), Mineral Resource Circular No. 73, 108 P.
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
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