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⇱ Tapia Deposit, Fleming Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA

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Tapia Deposit, Fleming Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Fleming Mining DistrictMining District
Grant CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 49' 13'' North , 108° 21' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silver City10,004 (2017)9.5km
Rosedale394 (2017)12.6km
Tyrone637 (2011)13.6km
Pinos Altos198 (2011)14.1km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)17.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico10km
Mindat Locality ID:
414434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414434:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ash Spring Deposit


Structure: Ne Trending Fault Breccia

Tectonics: Basin And Range

Deposit: Fluorspar was deposited As crevice-filling and As drusy coatings in a breccia zone 3 to 6 ft wide in a vertical fault striking n65e. The vein is traceable for 100 ft on the surface, pinching to a few inches at either end. The ore is light green and medium to coarsely crystalline, occurring partly As wall rock replacement.

Ore(s): Fault

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Mineral List


3 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
ⓘ 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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

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Link to USGS MRDS:10094606

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