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Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 19' 5'' North , 103° 41' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Study Butte233 (2011)15.8km
Manuel Benavides916 (2014)31.2km
Álamos de San Antonio131 (2013)44.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
4128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4128:0
GUID (UUID V4):
9b3a0b1c-f275-490b-9ee7-f7020ac94258
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
California Mountain Mine


Second-largest mercury producer in the district.

Deposit: Cinnabar replacement of clay matrix in collapse breccia

Development: Econ.com: a Scott furnace installed 1899. Mariposa mining co. operated two 10 tpd (ton per day) Scott furnaces and leased the 50 tpd Terlingua furnace during World War I. F.W. Oakes Jr. installed a 30 tpd rotary furnace in 1928 which was moved to the Study Butte mine in 1930.

Geology: Cretaceous Limestone and shale is cut by NW trending normal faults; host: Grayson Fm shale, Devil's River limestone intruded by soda latite dikes and sills

Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Limestone; Del Rio Clay

Ore(s): Solution collapse along limestone-clay contact.

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24 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Comancheite (TL)
Formula: Hg2+55N3-24(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Type Locality:
β“˜ Corderoite
Formula: Hg2+3S2Cl2
β“˜ Edgarbaileyite
Formula: [Hg2]2+3[Si2O7]
β“˜ Eglestonite
Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
β“˜ Gianellaite (TL)
Formula: [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Type Locality:
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Kleinite
Formula: (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Mercury
Formula: Hg
β“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Montroydite
Formula: HgO
β“˜ Mosesite
Formula: (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
β“˜ Pinchite
Formula: Hg2+5Cl2O4
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver ?
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Silver var. Native Amalgam ?
Formula: (Ag,Hg)
β“˜ Terlinguacreekite (TL)
Formula: Hg2+3Cl2O2
β“˜ Terlinguaite
Formula: [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver
var. Native Amalgam ?
1.AA.05(Ag,Hg)
β“˜ ?1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Corderoite2.FC.15aHg2+3S2Cl2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
β“˜Eglestonite3.DD.05[Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
β“˜Terlinguaite3.DD.20[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
β“˜Pinchite3.DD.25Hg2+5Cl2O4
β“˜Mosesite3.DD.30(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) Β· H2O
β“˜Gianellaite (TL)3.DD.30[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
β“˜Kleinite3.DD.35(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Terlinguacreekite (TL)3.DD.55Hg2+3Cl2O2
β“˜Comancheite (TL)3.DD.65Hg2+55N3-24(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Montroydite4.AC.15HgO
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Edgarbaileyite9.BC.25[Hg2]2+3[Si2O7]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Hβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Gianellaite[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Nβ“˜ Gianellaite[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Nβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Nβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Oβ“˜ Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
Oβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Gianellaite[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MontroyditeHgO
Oβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
Oβ“˜ PinchiteHg52+Cl2O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Oβ“˜ TerlinguacreekiteHg32+Cl2O2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
Sβ“˜ Gianellaite[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Sβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Clβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Clβ“˜ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
Clβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Clβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Clβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
Clβ“˜ PinchiteHg52+Cl2O4
Clβ“˜ Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Clβ“˜ TerlinguacreekiteHg32+Cl2O2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
BrBromine
Brβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Silver var. Native Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ Silver var. Native Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Hgβ“˜ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ ComancheiteHg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34
Hgβ“˜ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
Hgβ“˜ Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
Hgβ“˜ Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Hgβ“˜ Gianellaite[(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x
Hgβ“˜ Kleinite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O
Hgβ“˜ MercuryHg
Hgβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ MontroyditeHgO
Hgβ“˜ Mosesite(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
Hgβ“˜ PinchiteHg52+Cl2O4
Hgβ“˜ Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Hgβ“˜ TerlinguacreekiteHg32+Cl2O2

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