Naiad Queen Mine, Mimbres mines group, Georgetown Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Pale red acicular crystals of vanadinite on bromargyrite associated with white quartz. Bromargyrite is XRD-confirmed. Specimen collected 4/5/06 from the lower landing at the main dump area. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Brown and white zoned vanadinite var: skeletal or hoppered-crystals. Some of these are funnel-shaped. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the surface of the lower landing. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013L digital.
This is what this silver mineral looks like after being exposed to direct sunlight on the dump for years. Oxidation sets in and turns the mineral brown to black. Specimen collected 3/3/06 by Robert E. walstrom from the west slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Fresh silver-bearing galena associated with quartz. When oxidized forms chlorargyrite, bromargyrite or other secondary species,. Specimen collected 4/6/00 by Robert E. Walstrom from the top of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Yellow hydroniumjarosite on quartz surface. This species occurs elsewhere in the District. Specimen collected 4/5/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the northern area of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camea: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Bright yellow waxy bromargyrite associated with white cerussite and colorless quartz. Specimen colected 6/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the surface of the lower landing at the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Tiny black octahedral crystals of murdochite on gray to white quartz surface. Specimen collected 9/22/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the top of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Colorless double terminated quartz crystals on quartZ surface. Specimen collected 8/19/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from top of the main dump. Photo: Robet E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Yellow waxy bromargyrite with white cerussite and colorless quartz. Specimen collected 5/5/06 by Robert E. Walstrom from the top of the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Brown and white zoned and hoppered crystals of vanadinite with quartz. The photo is looking down the C axis of the crystals. Specimen collected 4/2/08 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing surface. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Quartz var: Agate associated with colorless quartz. Specimen collected 9/2/13 By Robert E. Walstrom from the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD4013TL digital.
Brownish-orange crystals of vanadinite on quartz. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Eobert E. Walstrom from the main dump area. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
White quartz epitactic quartz. Specimen collected 8/19/13 from the top of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
A transparent striated hemimorphite crystal assocoated with quartz. Hemimorphite is a common species in the dump material. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the west side of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Greenish bromian chlorargyrite associated with quartz. Specimen collected11 ``/3/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Bright yellow bromargyrite in frame center, on quartz. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the west slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Calcite epitactic hemimorphite crystals. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the toe of the dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
A colorless calcite crystal with a few orange descloizite crystas in the lower right frame associated with quartz. Specimen collected 4/8/08 by Robert E. walstrom from the north side of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Pale yellow bromian chlorargyrite associated with quartz. The chemistry of chlorargyrite - bromargyrite at Georgetown is difficult to determine in a hand specimen.. I have had a number of specimens analyzed. Together with that data and comparisons from material at the adjacent commercial mine, is the basis for my identifications. The more ...
Brown goethite pse. pyrite crystals associated with colorless quartz. Specimen collected 12/4/08 by Robert E. Walstrom from the toe of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013tl digital.
Green malachite crystals on quartz surface. Specimen collected 0/22/13 by Robert E, Walstrom from the toe o the dump on the north. Photo; Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4913TL digital.
Pale brown vanadinite crystals. Specimen colleted 11/3/13 By Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the mine. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD--4013TL digital.
Brown descloizite epitactic vanadinite crystals. Specimen collected 8/19/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the mine. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Orange crystals of descloizite with pale yellow acicular crystals of vanadinite. Specimen collected 4/5/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-401TL digital.
Orange groups of descloizite crystals on white quartz. Specimen collected 9/22/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the mine. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Another quartz cast, this time a gastropoda sp. from the silicified portion of the Fussleman Limestone wall rock of the mine. Specimen collected 9/22/13 from th3 south slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Brown crystals dolomite. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from top of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camea: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
White single barite crystal on quartz. Specimen collected 4/8/08 by Robert E. Walstrom from the west slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Orange crystal groups of descloizite on quartz surface. Specimen collected 4/5/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the mine. The chemistry at the Naiad Queen mine generally folows those of the adjacent mines at Georgetown. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Bright yellow bromargyrite associated with quartz crystals. Specimen collected 3/5/06 by Robert E. Walstrom from the surface of the lower landing. Photo: robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Gray hexagonal crystals of vanadinite with orange descloizite associated with colorless quartz. Specimen collected 6/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
A single small orange crystal of wulfenite associated with quartz. Specimen collected 9/22/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the toe of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dine-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Small reddish-brown crystals of vanadinite attached to the surface of yellow bromargyrite associated with quartz. Specimen collected 11/3/13 by Robert E.Walstrom from the toe of the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Thin elongated yellow crystals of vanadinite on quartz surface. Specimen collected 2/2/02 by Robert E. Walstrom from the main dump top. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Small orange wulfenite crystal, frame ceenter with black descloizite crystals, associated with quartz. This species is scarce at this locality. Specimen collected 4/5/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the toe of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Brownish-orange crystals of vanadinite on quartz. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Yellow vanadinite crystals with orange descloizite crystals on quartz surface. Specimen collected 11/3/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the west side of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Yellow waxy bromargyrite associated with quartz. Bromargyrite as well as chlorargyrite were a significant part of the silver ore from the Georgetown mines. Specimen collected 2/2/02 by Robert E. Walstrom from the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Yellow bromargyrite on quartz surface. Specimen collected 12/4/08 by Robert E. Walstrom from the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Pale brown prismatic crystals of vanadinite. Specimen collected 10/30/09 by Robert E. Walstrom from the surface of the lower landing. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Quartz epitactic dolomite crystal. Specimen collected 2/2/02 by Robert E. Walstrom from the main dump area. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Quartz impression in Fussleman silicified limestone of crinoid stem segment in wall rock of Naiad Queen mine. Specimen collected 8/19/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the main dump area. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Dark brown prismatic crystals of vanadinite on calcite crystal surface. Specimen collected 11/13/14 by Robert E. Walstrom from the surface of the lower landing. Photo; Robert E. Walstrom. Cameera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Reddish-brown vanadinite crystals on dolomite surface. Specimen collected 11/3/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the north slope of the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Reddish-brown vanadinite crystals on colorless quartz. Specimen collected 8/19/13 by Rober E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the mine. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
Orange crystals of descloizite with dark brown goethite pse. pyrite on white to colorless quartz. Specimen collected 4/5/13 by Robert E. Walstrom from the lower landing at the main dump. Photo: Robert E. Walstrom. Camera: Dino-Lite AD-4013TL digital.
View west showing Bob Wilken from New Hampshire on the main dump at the Naiad Queen mine. A short dirt road south from Georgetown road gets you to the dumps. The turn-around is a little crampted. Photo taken 2/26/15 by Robert E. Walstrom using a Nikon D80 digital camea.