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⇱ Cowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA

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Cowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 7' 13'' North , 105° 29' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sierra Blanca553 (2011)14.4km
Porvenir1,253 (2018)38.7km
Fort Hancock1,750 (2011)38.8km
San José de Paredes153 (2018)43.8km
Esperanza710 (2018)50.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
42184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42184:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: Kaolinitization, Silicification

Deposit: VEIN IS 24 TO 36 INCHES (0.6 TO 0.9 M) WIDE.

Deposit type: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

Rock formation(s): Square Peak Volcanics


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


5 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:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3

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Link to USGS MRDS:10085680

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