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Hobo Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Hobo MineMine
Central Mining District (Bayard District)Mining District
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 47' 44'' North , 108° 5' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanover167 (2011)2.1km
Bayard2,264 (2017)4.7km
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)5.0km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)7.9km
North Hurley300 (2011)8.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico17km


Structure: Hobo Fault

Deposit: Replacement bodies in the pennsylvanian oswaldo formation along the north end of the hobo fault.

Development: Major production started in 1919 and continued intermittantly until 1953.

Rock formation(s): Fierro-Hanover Stock
Oswaldo


Ore(s): Replacement Of Limestone Along Fault

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4 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: USGS Map I-1310-B Mineral Deposit Map Silver City 1x2 Quad U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

References

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Jones, W. R., and Hernon, R. M., (1973), U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service Pb 214, 371, P. 41-42

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