Lower contact deposits, Bear Canyon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lower contact deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Bear Canyon Mining District | Mining District |
| Doña Ana County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 31' 55'' North , 106° 26' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Sands | 1,651 (2017) | 17.2km |
| Organ | 323 (2011) | 19.0km |
| Doña Ana | 1,211 (2011) | 38.6km |
| Las Cruces | 101,643 (2018) | 40.2km |
| San Ysidro | 2,090 (2011) | 40.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36025
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36025:1
GUID (UUID V4):
03a63ee3-ed7d-4744-814c-bae8e12c0c98
Deposit: Occurs in limestone fragments in low angle fault breccia and in limestone beds above and below fault.
Development: Holes and shafts in 1935.
Rock formation(s): El Paso Limestone Formation
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Description: Rather crumbly, coarsely-crystalline barite hosts the secondary minerals at this location. Tan to white blades to 1 cm have been noted. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Localities: Description: Excellent, gemmy, maroon to red crystals to 3 mm occur in vugs to 4 cm in barite-goethite gossan. |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Localities: Description: Transparent yellow to orange blades to 1 cm line very large vugs (to .5 meters) just inside the adit opening. Also occurs in smaller vugs throughout, often with vanadinite perched along crystal edges. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10062747 |
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Localities in this Region
- New Mexico
- Doña Ana County
- Bear Canyon Mining District
- Lower contact deposits
- Bear Canyon Mining District
- Doña Ana County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Orogrande BasinBasin
- Tularosa BasinBasin
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