Aguilar Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Aguilar Prospect | Prospect |
Gila Fluorspar Mining District | Mining District (Abandoned) |
Grant County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 50'' North , 108° 26' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gila | 314 (2011) | 19.0km |
Cliff | 293 (2011) | 21.5km |
Buckhorn | 200 (2011) | 25.3km |
Pinos Altos | 198 (2011) | 33.4km |
Silver City | 10,004 (2017) | 39.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34795:9
GUID (UUID V4):
57d5bfcf-cf9c-42c2-bfd6-93d34ed8ab43
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Brock Canyon Prospect; Aguilar Brock Canyon Mine; Blue Benny Prospect; Blue Benny Mine
Alteration: Yellow, White And Reddish Brown Discoloring
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: The deposit fills a fault fissure in which little breccia or wall rock replacement has occurred, and fault gouge is absent. Fluorite is pale green, medium to coarsely crystalline.
Development: The property consists of 4 unpatented claims.
Ore(s): Fault
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101829 |
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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
- Gila WildernessWilderness Area
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