Spar Hill, Pine Canyon deposit, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spar Hill | Hill |
| Pine Canyon deposit | Deposit |
| West Burro Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Burro Mountains Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 37' 22'' North , 108° 28' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Signal | 181 (2011) | 12.9km |
| Tyrone | 637 (2011) | 19.1km |
| Silver City | 10,004 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Rosedale | 394 (2017) | 27.5km |
| Arenas Valley | 1,522 (2011) | 33.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4540:0
GUID (UUID V4):
30d63054-aa52-4f75-941c-22eb3a39896a
Fluorite deposit
Structure: Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Spar Hill Fault.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: This record contains data from record d009828 by ronald g. Worl which has been deleted from mrds. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept at the eastern end of the claim group on the spar hill claim, fluorspar occurs As replacement filling in a shattered zone and As cementing material in a brecciated zone along a fault that strikes n60e and dips to n W in precambrian granite and tertiary rhyolite. The fault can be traced for about 500 ft. The mineralized zone ranges in width from a few inches at either end of the exposed outcrop to As much As 20 ft in the breccia zone. Eastward from the breccia zone, fluorspar occurs As crevice-and-fracture-filling for about 75 ft where a n W trending cross-fault cuts off the vein at the western end. The vein, diluted by quartz, pinches out, particularly in rhyolite host rock. Four unpatented claims in the 1940's.
Rock formation(s): Burro Mountain Granite
Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
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2 valid minerals.
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013310 |
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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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