Pintada mine, Pastura Mining District, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pintada mine | Mine |
| Pastura Mining District | Mining District |
| Guadalupe County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 55' 19'' North , 104° 53' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 2,675 (2017) | 19.6km |
| Puerto De Luna | 141 (2011) | 27.0km |
| Llano Del Medio | 118 (2011) | 35.5km |
| Anton Chico | 188 (2011) | 38.2km |
| Tecolotito | 232 (2011) | 42.2km |
Copper
Structure: Minor Folds, Wavy Bedding, And Small Gravity Faults
Tectonics: Great Plains
Deposit: Discovery year: 1890's the ore is located in relatively flat-lying, fine-grained sandstone. The mineralization appears to be distributed in three well-defined beds with a total thickness of 10-20 feet. A gypsum bed that overlies the top sandstone member is used As an indicator to position the copper-bearing beds. The ore mineral is finely disseminated chalcocite in a finely granulated, well cemented sandstone. Chalcocite is present in the ore As dark patches and streaks in the light-gray sandstone. Alteration to malachite is prominent in bedding planes and fractures.
Deposit type: Sediment-hosted Cu
Rock formation(s): Grayburg-Queen
Ore(s): Favorable Bed
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014848 |
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