Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Twin Peaks | Mining District |
Black Hawk Mining District | Mining District |
Big Burro Mountains | Mountain Range |
Grant County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
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Mindat Locality ID:
7189
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7189:8
GUID (UUID V4):
077ba579-ed27-4a9b-9434-07e5ddcd916b
The ore deposits of the Black Hawk District are examples of a well defined type known as β5 element oresβ because they contain Ag, Co, Ni, As and Bi. As is typically the case the Black Hawk ores are fissure vein fillings with the metallic minerals contained in a carbonate gangue, but contain little or no Bi. This type of ore deposit is uncommon but examples are widely scattered, especially in Europe and North America. The best known 5 element ore deposits are those of Cobalt-Gowganda and Port Radium in Canada and Jachymov, Czech Republic.
Some, but not all, examples of 5 element ore deposits have an early carbonate-pitchblende stage. At least some of the veins in the Black Hawk District were uranium bearing. Because of this and because the similar deposits at Port Radium and Jachymov were important at the dawn of the atomic age, the Black Hawk District was investigated in the early 1950's during the uranium rush of that era (Gillerman and Whitebread, 1956) .
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Mckinstryite | 2.BA.40 | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 |
β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
β | Jalpaite | 2.BA.45 | Ag3CuS2 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
β | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
β | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Pyrostilpnite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
β | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
β | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
β | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
β | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Nimite | 9.EC.55 | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
β | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
H | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
H | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
H | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
O | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Al | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 |
S | β Millerite | NiS |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrostilpnite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Co | β Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
Co | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Co | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Co | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ni | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
Ni | β Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
Ni | β Nickeline | NiAs |
Ni | β Nimite | (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Ni | β Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
Ni | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Ni | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
Cu | β Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 |
Cu | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
As | β Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
As | β Nickeline | NiAs |
As | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
As | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
As | β Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
As | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
As | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
Ag | β Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 |
Ag | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Pyrostilpnite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Pyrostilpnite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Bi | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Localities in this Region
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- Big Burro Mountains
- Black Hawk Mining District
- Big Burro Mountains
- Grant County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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