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Bonney Mine (Banner Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
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Bonney Mine (Banner Mine)Mine
Virginia DistrictMining District
LordsburgTown
Lordsburg Mining DistrictMining District
Pyramid MountainsMountain Range
Hidalgo CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 17' 50'' North , 108° 45' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lordsburg2,531 (2017)7.7km
Glen Acres208 (2017)9.6km
Cotton City388 (2011)25.8km
Animas237 (2011)39.0km
San Simon165 (2011)44.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
28326
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28326:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located near Lordsburg.
Structure: Northeast Striking Vein Set.

Alteration: Sericitic And Chloritic Alteration Is Common.

Deposit: Average strike of the vein is N 50 E and width ranges from 2 to 25 ft.. Five patented claims mineral survey number 1591 covering 96.511 acres and eight unpatented claims mineral survey number 1913. Value - 1904-1931 - $890,000, 1935-1954 - $17,000,000; 15 million pounds cu produced. Data from record number d002966 by j. William hasler, which has been deleted from mrds, has been included in this record. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O HematiteFe2O3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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