Mohawk Mine (Bitter Creek Mine), Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mohawk Mine (Bitter Creek Mine) | Mine |
| Steeple Rock Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 53' 22'' North , 108° 59' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
34769
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34769:4
GUID (UUID V4):
026a8c1c-2dc5-49e5-8c25-0dfbbb24deb8
Structure: Deposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking East Camp Fault.
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Deposit consists of veins, pods, fluorspar-cemented breccia, and irregular-shaped masses of fluoritized jasperoid. The shear zone is up to 20 ft. Thick and pods up to 2 ft. Thick contain light green, medium to coarsely crystalline fluorite. Record # d009822 by jerry l. Haug has been incorporated into this record. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013277 |
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- Sonoran DesertDesert
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Gila MountainsMountain Range
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