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Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA

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 Map Reference: 32°5'19"N , 108°58'23"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Adamite
    Zn
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Agardite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,HAsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Twenty-fourth Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium]
    Site Photo
    Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Arsenogoyazite
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Aschamalmite
    Pb
     
    6
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    9
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Aurichalcite
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Austinite
    CaZn[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Austinite
    var: Cuprian Austinite
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals (Sept-Oct, 2002)]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Beudantite
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.]
  		•  Bromargyrite
    AgBr
    Reference: [Twenty-fourth Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Caledonite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Pb
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|CO
     
    3
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Carminite
    PbFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Twenty-fourth Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Conichalcite
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Descloizite
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Duftite
    PbCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Fornacite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Matildite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Mixite
    BiCu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Murdochite
    PbCu
     
    6
    		O
     
    8-x
    		(Cl,Br)
     
    2x
    		 x<=0.5
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Nuffieldite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com]
  		•  Olivenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Plattnerite
    PbO
     
    2
    Reference: [Twenty-fourth Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Rosasite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
  		•  Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of New Mexico, Northrup (3rd Ed., LaBruzza, 1996)]
    Site Photo
    Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [2008 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts ]
  		•  Willemite
    Zn
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [R&M 77:5 p298-305]
  		•  Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Twenty-fourth Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium]
    Site Photo
    Bob Montgomery Claim Group, Granite Gap, San Simon District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
    © DM06


    58 entries listed. 57 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo Co.
        • San Simon District
          • Granite Gap

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