Huckleberry Mine, Little Whitewater Creek area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mine | Mine |
| Little Whitewater Creek area | Area |
| Wilcox Mining District | Mining District |
| Catron County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 19' 0'' North , 108° 49' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 143 (2011) | 5.7km |
| Pleasanton | 106 (2011) | 6.9km |
| Buckhorn | 200 (2011) | 32.8km |
| Cliff | 293 (2011) | 44.0km |
| Reserve | 272 (2017) | 44.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34683
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34683:5
GUID (UUID V4):
81711f2f-f486-409e-b637-47ba1e1fc590
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Whitewater Prospect
8,800 tons of fluorospar production make this the largest fluorospar mine in Catron County.
Structure: Large Nnw Trending Faults Numerous Nw Trending Faults, Some Ne Trending Faults
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Orebodies range in thickness from 3 to 20 ft, and average 10 ft; mine is on 16 unpatented claims known As the little whitewater group. Eastern margin of mineralized zone lies within the gila wilderness area. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: Usbm drilled 74 perc. Holes in 1947; ira young drilled 30 core holes in 1972; louisiana land and exploration co. Drilled two shallow perc. Holes near portal in 1974.
Geology: Area around mine is described As being hydrothermally altered, but type not given; green, white, and purple coarse (some fine) crystalline fluorite occurs as both replacement of fault breccia and rhyolite dike rock, and as open-space filling.
Rock formation(s): Cooney
Ore(s): Faults, Dikes
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3 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013491 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- New Mexico
- Gila National ForestNational Forest
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