Black Mountain Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Doña Ana County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Description: From Prospects on Fusselman-Percha contact. Summit Black Mountain, NW of Mountain Chief Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Description: From prospect at summit Black Mountain Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: NMBMMR Bull 11 The Geology of the Organ Mountains ; NMBGMR Open-file Report - 424 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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- New Mexico
- Doña Ana County
- Black Mountain Mining District
- Doña Ana County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Orogrande BasinBasin
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