Tumbledown Mountain mine, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USAi
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Tumbledown Mountain mine | Mine |
Allamoore Talc Mining District | Mining District |
Hudspeth County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 8' 4'' North , 104° 53' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Van Horn | 1,928 (2017) | 11.9km |
Sierra Blanca | 553 (2011) | 44.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
42169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42169:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4f68b94e-254a-4a3f-aa3f-5b997d23f614
Commodity: Most ore is low-grade talc, which is calcined and sold to the ceramic industry As a synthetic diopside-like compound.
Deposit type: Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc
Geology: Dominantly light to dark gray, finely laminated talc and quartzite lenses and white foliated talc near major fold axes.
Rock formation(s): Allamoore Formation
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10085648 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Shawnee DomainDomain
- Tascotal BasinBasin
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