King prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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King prospect | Prospect |
Capitan Mining District | Mining District |
Capitan Mountains | Mountain Range |
Lincoln County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 36' 26'' North , 105° 27' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Capitan | 1,392 (2017) | 12.8km |
Ruidoso Downs | 2,586 (2017) | 33.9km |
Ruidoso | 7,739 (2017) | 36.7km |
Carrizozo | 941 (2017) | 39.2km |
Mescalero | 1,338 (2011) | 58.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
35277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35277:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b62dc28d-aebc-4290-b295-3319454177dd
Structure: Rio Grande Rift Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Deposit: Several small radioactive anomalies noted. Discovery year: early 1950's
Deposit type: Alkaline complex associated zircon
Geology: Small anomalies were prospected, but no radioactive source was located.
Ore(s): Fractures Or Shears
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111410 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- New Mexico
- Sacramento MountainsMountain Range
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