Hobo Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Hobo Mine | Mine |
Central Mining District (Bayard District) | Mining District |
Grant County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 47' 44'' North , 108° 5' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hanover | 167 (2011) | 2.1km |
Bayard | 2,264 (2017) | 4.7km |
Santa Clara | 1,638 (2017) | 5.0km |
Arenas Valley | 1,522 (2011) | 7.9km |
North Hurley | 300 (2011) | 8.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 17km |
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.
Rock Types Recorded
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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 | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014768 |
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Hobo Mine, Central Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA