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Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USAi
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View of the Van Horn polymetallic mining area, ca. 1930.

Hazel mine, Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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Uranophane

Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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Uranophane

Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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View of the Van Horn polymetallic mining area, ca. 1930.

Hazel mine, Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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Uranophane

Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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Uranophane

Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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View of the Van Horn polymetallic mining area, ca. 1930.

Hazel mine, Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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Uranophane

Van Horn-Allamoore Mining District, Culberson County, Texas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° North , 104° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~96km
GRN:
N21W64
Type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
42957
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42957:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7efcf0b4-7cdb-4cfb-8c4a-31164face38e


In the late 70's a field collector, Les Cubit, brought some micro material to the NCMA meeting for give-away. The only locality information Les would divulge was that it was on private property in the Van Horn-Allanmore District in Cumberson County Texas.

Mineralization is in small 1-4 mm vesicles in a greyish-pink fine grained rhyolite.

MINERAL species, said to have been confirmed (never knew by whom or meathod) in MR. Cubit's material are Carnotite, Uranophane, Beta-Uranophane and Haiweeite

As I vaguely remember, there was a paper published in "Economic Geology" on an occurrence of a molybdenum rich breccia pipe in the close vacinity with traces of uranium mineralization, not uncommon in that type of mineralizing sustem.
Jim McGlasson

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23 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
References:
BEG Rept Inv 145
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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