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BB65 claim, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
BB65 claimClaim (Inactive)
Virginia DistrictMining District
LordsburgTown
Lordsburg Mining DistrictMining District
Pyramid MountainsMountain Range
Hidalgo CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 18' 38'' North , 108° 44' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Claim (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lordsburg2,531 (2017)5.1km
Glen Acres208 (2017)7.4km
Cotton City388 (2011)28.1km
Animas237 (2011)40.8km
White Signal181 (2011)44.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
215227
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215227:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This locality has been reclaimed with dump material used to back-fill the shaft to the surface. Very little material is left to examin.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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