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Old Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Old Dude shaftGroup of Shafts
Macho Mining DistrictMining District
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 38' 3'' North , 107° 35' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hillsboro124 (2011)31.9km
Garfield137 (2011)33.4km
Arrey232 (2011)34.8km
Salem942 (2011)36.2km
Keeler Farm1,305 (2017)38.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Deming Gem & Mineral SocietyDeming, New Mexico44km
Mindat Locality ID:
33711
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33711:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: See Comments

Tectonics: Continental Platform Disrupted By Extensive Cenozoicvulcanism And Basin And Range Deformation.

Commodity: In some areas the veins contain stringers of pyrolusite and psilomelane.

Deposit: Old dude vein cuts obliquely across a series of veins and altered linear streaks. Old dude is known to dip steeply to the west and flatten with depth. 6 unpatented claims. See macho district for major regional trends, structures and general geology. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Development: D g fingado reported that wesco minerals inc was building a mill with 50 to 60 tons of ore per day capacity and was pumping to lower the water level in the mine (1964).

Rock formation(s): Macho Pyroxene Andesite


Ore(s): Veins Confined To Pre-Existing Fissures, Fractures And Minor Faults. Rising Mineralized Solutions Followed These Structures And Were Controlled By Tightness Of The Fractures, Rate And Duration Of The Flows, Composition Of The Solutions And Minor Cross Fracture Intersections.

Principal Claims: Anniversary, Bulldog

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


14 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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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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