Apache Trail Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Apache Trail Mine | Mine |
| Tyrone Area | Area |
| Burro Mountains Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 36' 1'' North , 108° 21' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Signal | 181 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Tyrone | 637 (2011) | 13.2km |
| Silver City | 10,004 (2017) | 20.2km |
| Rosedale | 394 (2017) | 21.6km |
| Hurley | 1,256 (2017) | 23.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34916:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d7ee3a81-9ed8-453d-be19-11493eaa20ec
Also gold, bismuth, silver and lead.
Gold, bismuth, uranium
Structure: Deposits Occur Along The N 80 W Striking Apache Trail Fault.
Alteration: Sericitization Of The Granite And Chloritization Of The Diabase.
Deposit: Deposits occur in a quartz-specularite vein up to 8 ft. Thick and 2000 ft. In length. One unpatented claim mineral survey number 2016 covering about 20 acres.
Rock formation(s): Burro Mountain Granite
Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
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12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Description: Fibrous crystals to 6 inches. |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10009214 |
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