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Calcite from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite209 photos of Calcite associated with Wulfenite at this locality.
Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite33 photos of Calcite associated with Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite at this locality.
Descloizite31 photos of Calcite associated with Descloizite at this locality.
Pyromorphite8 photos of Calcite associated with Pyromorphite at this locality.
Vanadinite6 photos of Calcite associated with Vanadinite at this locality.
Quartz6 photos of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Limonite5 photos of Calcite associated with Limonite at this locality.
Dolomite5 photos of Calcite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Opal-AN5 photos of Calcite associated with Opal-AN at this locality.
Willemite3 photos of Calcite associated with Willemite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2704:5
GUID (UUID V4):8d0bf3a3-8a70-49ba-b2fd-1efa9923b1ac
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
65.1km (40.5 miles) Red Chief vein (QG-3), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) Quitman Gap veins (QG-1 and 2), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) Cowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) Silver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) Silver Eagle Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) Black Hill Mine (Dick Love Mine), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.7km (45.8 miles) Love Tank prospects (Thunderbolt prospect), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.1km (46.1 miles) Love Pasture prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) Tremble Hill prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) Bonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mimetite, 7.2 cm across, San Francisco mine, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico. Classic combination from the “Red Mimetite...Scovil photo. Wulfenite from Mexico Figure 2. Wulfenite localities in Mexico; prepared by William Besse...Megaw is an exploration geologist who has worked in Mexico for forty years, which has led him to specialize...wulfenite localities in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango, Mexico, combined with the five top wulfenite...Aurora, Ahumada (Los Lamentos), and Apex mines in remote areas of Chihuahua State; the Ojuela mine near
Journal (issue)
Mexico ineralogical Record November-December 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 6 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue III Los Lamentos Famous Mineral Localities: The Erupción/Ahumada...Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ...................................... 4 by W. E....Famous Mineral Localities: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico .............. 36 by T. C. Wallace & M. K. Hall-Wallace...Famous Mineral Localities: Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico .............. 55 by W. Lieber & Gerhard Frenzel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wulfenite and herbertsmithite from the Kali Kafi mine, Anarak district, Nain County, Esfahan Province...photo. Figure 4. Wulfenite from the Adami No. 2 mine, Plaka mines, Plaka, Lavrion district, Attikí Prefecture...specimen and photo. Figure 2. Wulfenite from the Laura mine, Albuñuelas, Granada, Andalusia, Spain; field of...Figure 3. Wulfenite and baryte from the Maoniuping mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture...vanadinite) from the Erupción mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Munícipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico; field of view
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
brucec@uj.ac.za Duftite after Wulfenite Tsumeb Mine, Namibia T sumeb wulfenite is world-famous (see...the pseudomorphs after wulfenite from the Tsumeb mine. One of these is duftite after wulfenite; it is...varieties are known from the United States and Mexico, in particular, and all are featured in this column...Paramorph: a pseudomorph of the same composition, e.g., calcite after aragonite. Perimorph: a crystal of one species...calcium-rich duftite, EDS confirmed, 11.8 cm, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Mariusz Oleszczuk specimen and photo.
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken
Journal (issue)
row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino
Catalog/List
directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and composition... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region...mineral came from one pocket in the Jardinera No. 1 Mine. That find was roughly one cubic meter in volume...a modicum of the original coarsely crystalline Calcite matrix has been left. The rounded Talmessite crystal
Journal (issue)
3-cm-high group of sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie...fails to mention that, just south of Roswell, New Mexico, in Artesia, one can find perfect, doubly terminated...the Silver Reef article. I must have passed by the mine a dozen times. Next time, I will stop for sure....Favorite Minerals In the 1980s, the San Francisco mine produced large, square crystals of wulfenite with...with bright-orange mimetite balls. (Sonora, Mexico) PART III: Wulfenite, Cerussite, Smithsonite, Legrandite
Catalog/List
museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar...Auction 2 53001 CALEDONITE Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans...This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine: a legendary Arizona locality. Unlike the vast majority...Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory for the lucky... 53002 CHALCOCITE Lucky Friday Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one
Catalog/List
first offered for sale. 73007 TOURMALINE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam A classic Vietnamese...online, visit HA.com/6150 73008 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam This unusual...2015 | 12:00 PM CT   15 73009 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam Clearly defined...12:00 PM CT   17 CHINA 73012 PYROMORPHITE Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang...73013 SPESSARTINE on SMOKY QUARTZ Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian
Catalog/List
87002 AQUAMARINE & SCHORL TOURMALINE Dache, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan Div., Pakistan The...com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy...Estimate: $800-$1,200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile...PSEUDOMORPH after AZURITE New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois
Catalog/List
the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico. This particular specimen is presented in a natural...and along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. This mount was done with real skin and measures...PM CT 45 MINERALS TOURMALINE Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA...of the “Blue Cap Pockets” in the Tourmaline Queen Mine. So impatient were some of the “helpers” to see...BLUE & PURPLE FLUORITE WITH CALCITE, DOLOMITE AND QUARTZ Shangbao Pyrite mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture
Report (issue)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY...Nancy Gilson New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 SOCORRO, 1996...1996 11 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Daniel H. Lopez, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES...REGENTS Ex Officio Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction...Authority of State of New Mexico, NMSA 1953 Sec. 63-14 Printed by University of New Mexico Printing Services
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3, 2017, p. 250-273 Geoquímica y mineralogía de los jales del distrito minero Tlalpujahua-El Oro, México...Morelia, 58020, México. * pcorona@umich.mx 1 RESUMEN Los depósitos de jales del distrito minero de Tlalpujahua...material >27–34 % de su volumen original. Se presentan los resultados de un estudio cartográfico de cinco depósitos...geoquímica de 12 perfiles y 48 muestras representativas. Los jales están constituidos, en general, por una matriz...%), S total (0.3–0.91 %) y C total (3.4–6.1 %). Los jales presentan concentraciones promedio de elementos
Catalog/List
Ranging from Alaska all the way down to central Mexico, the Black Bear is one of North America’s most...WILLEMITE AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey Willemite with calcite is undoubtedly...color, with the major “gangue” (non-ore) mineral calcite burning with a brilliant red-orange. This superb...$150-$200 49120 HYDROZINCITE, WILLEMITE, AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mining Co. dump, material from the...brilliant green willemite and brilliant red-orange calcite, each of the brightest hue and intensity as are
Catalog/List
remarkable Trilobite specimen. The caramel color of the Calcite shell contrasts subtly with the lighter tans of...remnant is essentially a “ball” of crystalline Calcite which filled in the no longer remaining shell material...the fossil is outlined by a rim of golden-brown Calcite that appears as if “illuminated” in contrast to...costatum species and was mined at the Korite Oxbow Mine which has been closed since the early 2000s. The...part of the root preserved. Found in the Gulf of Mexico, off of Venice, Florida, this remnant from the
Report (issue)
Geology—Mexico. 2. Geology, Structural—Mexico. 3. Faults (Geology)—Mexico. 4. Ore deposits—Mexico. I. Alaniz-Álvarez...The evolution of Middle America and the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean Sea region during Mesozoic time: Geological...Tectonostratigraphic Terranes and Tectonic Evolution of Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 278...Paleozoic ages in the northern part (Sonora and Chihuahua) and Mesozoic ages beneath the rest of the Sierra...volcanics of the Lower Volcanic Complex in central Chihuahua, were affected by moderate contractile deformation
Catalog/List
41008   HUGE FLUORESCENT SPHERE Purple Passion Mine, Wichenburg, Arizona Many mineral specimens are...fluorescents: fluorite (purple), aragonite (light blue), calcite (red), and willemite (green). Not only that, but...FREEFORM Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA The Sterling Hill mine in the Bucolic Hills of...of New Jersey is an old silver mine, now closed but famous for having produced some of the finest fluorescent...green, testifying to the presence of willemite and calcite, with some sparkling crystals of zincite and black
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nivel del mar. Objetivos En este trabajo presentamos los indicios de que un enorme apilamiento de material...determinaciones taxonómicas de ammonites y braquiópodos y por los datos de estudios palinológicos ya existentes. Resultados...contenido fosilífero de ammonites y braquiópodos de los sedimentos infravolcánicos e intervolcánicos indica...enterramiento definitivo del montículo volcánico por los carbonatos de las plataformas circundantes no tuvo...Bradfordensis, unos 10 millones de años después de la erupción. Este retraso se debió en parte a una importante
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
determinations (Table 1) were performed at the Agua de los Andes S. A. laboratory. The electrometric method...on Ca2+/HCO3− − CO3= (Hardie and Eugster 1970). Calcite is the first mineral to precipitate from evaporating...evaporating water. The precipitation of calcite removes Ca2+ and HCO3− − CO3= from the solution (Fig. 9a)...carbonate-depleted waters. The evolutionary step that follows calcite precipitation depends on the ratio between [HCO3−...geothermal springs, flows across the Loma Blanca Mine (a large volcanic-related, tincal–ulexite deposit
Journal (issue)
.... 497 COVER: FLUORITE phantom crystal with calcite crystals on matrix, 5.5 cm, from the Auglaize quarry...involvement in collecting the great Bunker Hill mine pyromorphite bonanza, was born in Spokane, Washington...mined by a Phelps Dodge subsidiary as the Sherwood mine. His career was interrupted by the draft in November...Black Pine mine in Phillipsburg, Montana (the type locality for phillipsburgite), but the mine quickly ran...Norm was hired as a geologist at the Bunker Hill mine, where he worked for more than 16 years. He continued
Catalog/List
• 1:00 PM CT  38002   AMETHYST CAST AFTER CALCITE Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay Perched on...high and 5⅛ inches long. At one point a large Calcite (?) crystal, covered by Amethyst, rested on top...top of the mound. At a later point in time, the Calcite crystal dissolved, leaving a hollow echo of itself...LARGE, DEEP PURPLE AMETHYST “PORTA JOIA” WITH CALCITE CRYSTAL Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay A...“diamond” shaped geode is a large white to colorless calcite crystal encircled with a contrasting girdle of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
processes played an important role in dolomite and calcite accumulation in the profile. Overall evolution of...and in the absence of evaporites. Dominance of calcite towards the profile top is the result of Mg/Ca decrease...al., 2015). These calcretes, mostly composed of calcite, were supplied calcium from aeolian dust (Huerta...typically alkaline mineral association including calcite, dolomite, smectites and chabazite (zeolite), developed...sections. The δ13C and δ18O values for dolomite and calcite from six samples were determined at the Scientific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(d) hematite, (e) plagioclases, (f) calcite and (g) zeolite þ calcite. intensity found below 300 cm1 (Wang...(Diopside, Augite) K-Feldspar/Plagioclase Carbonate (Calcite) Oxide (Hematite) Olivine (Forsterite) Pyroxene...(Diopside, Augite) K-Feldspar/Plagioclase Carbonate (Calcite) Oxide (Hematite) Oxide (Magnetite) ****** ******... (e) plagioclase, (f) forsterite þ pyroxene þ calcite and (g) pyroxene. Please cite this article in...processes. The carbonate detected on the samples is calcite, very commonly found as a secondary product from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chloride–sulphate sodium type waters, supersaturated in calcite and occasionally in gypsum (Martínez et al., 1994)...Caracterización geoquímica y sedimentológica de los fangos de la laguna Mar Chiquita, Provincia de Córdoba:...recorded by mineralogy and geochemistry of Gulf of Mexico sediments. Global and Planetary Change 74, 132–143...sediments from the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. Ciencias Marinas 27 (2), 289–309. Olivero, J....ceniza volcánica mediante el modelo fall3d para la erupción del volcán Hudson en 1991. Trabajo para el Servicio
 
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