Cowboy Mesa Gypsum Deposit, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USAi
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Cowboy Mesa Gypsum Deposit | Mine |
Lincoln Co. | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 3' 45'' North , 105° 7' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Corona | 162 (2017) | 48.2km |
Structure: Rio Grande Rift Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Deposit type: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Geology: Thin gypsum beds ore poorly exposed.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
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AXO4·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Weber, R.H., and Kottlowski, F.E., (1959), New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 68, 68 P
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014987 |
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