Carbonate Creek mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carbonate Creek mine | Mine |
| Kingston Mining District | Mining District |
| Sierra County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 107° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
49430
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49430:9
GUID (UUID V4):
29ffc434-f4d4-4843-8b30-d1d8875cd098
Pieces of acanthite rich float to 200 pounds. Production of 80,000 ounces of float silver.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | β Realgar | As4S4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Realgar | As4S4 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- New Mexico
- Gila National ForestNational Forest
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