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⇱ Carnation-Columbine group, Zuni Mountains Mining District, Zuni Mountains, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA

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Carnation-Columbine group, Zuni Mountains Mining District, Zuni Mountains, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
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Zuni Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
Zuni MountainsMountain Range
Cibola CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 12' 5'' North , 108° 8' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bluewater Acres206 (2017)6.9km
Bluewater Village628 (2017)14.7km
Milan3,250 (2017)23.1km
Thoreau1,865 (2011)23.5km
San Rafael933 (2011)25.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
242585
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242585:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mirabel Mine


Structure: The Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. Ene To Ese Trending Fissures Near Major Nw To Nnw Trending Faults.

Tectonics: Colorado Plateau

Deposit: Fluorspar occurs in two nearly parallel veins 1350 ft apart in precambrian gneissic granite and aplite. These veins occupy eastward trending faults and shear zones, and range from stringers to dense veins up to 10 ft wide, ore shoots, up to 250 ft in length, occur locally. Ore tenor ranges from noncommercial siliceous material to nearly pure fluorite. Fluorite occurs As purple silicic veins, As reddish microcrystalline cement for breccia fragments, and As reddish-brown replacement of wall rock material.

Ore(s): Fissure Faults Within Precambrian Granite And Aplite.

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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