White Mountain Wilderness, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| White Mountain Wilderness | Wilderness Area |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Type:
A protected wilderness area within the Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District. The White Mountain Wilderness is located in the Sierra Blanca Mountains of south central New Mexico, approximately 10 miles NNW of the town of Ruidoso. The area originally consisted of approximately 25,000 acres (10,000 ha). In 1980, additional land was added to bring the overall total to over 48,000 acres (19,000 ha).
Note: Not to be confused with the White Mountains Wilderness in California.
Note: Not to be confused with the White Mountains Wilderness in California.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 139 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 139 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 299 Ma (Permian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 303 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||
| Stratigraphic Units |
| ||||||
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q7995085 |
Localities in this Region
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- Eps-1 Claim
- Nogal Mining District
- Argentine Mine (Cricket Mine)
- Ball Hornet Claims (Bald Hornet; Nogal Peak Company Claims)
- Blue Front Mine
- Bon Group Molybdenum Prospect
- Bonito claims
- C and M No 1 & No 2 Claims (Caledonia; Nogal Queen)
- Clipper Claims
- Couger Mine
- D and B Tunnel (Iron King)
- Divine Guidance No 1
- Free Gold Tunnel
- Grey Goose Mine
- Illinois
- Jester (Grand Prize)
- Last Chance Claim #1
- Mart Prospect (Klondike)
- Midnight Mine
- Monte Carlo (Monte Cristo)
- Montezuma Claim
- Old Abe Claim
- Old Red Fox vein
- Park Gold Tunnel (Black Cap)
- Renowned O. K. Mine
- Richard Carver
- Richardson claims
- Rochford Claims
- Rock No. 1 mine
- Silver Spoon prospect
- Spur vein
- Lincoln County
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- Nogal Mining District
- Schelerville Mining District
- Bornite
- Butcher Boy
- Copper Glance Claim
- Copper Matte Claim
- Delaware
- Iron Blossom
- Junction Mine
- Little Hecla Claims
- Magma No 1 and 2 Claims
- New Mexico Copper Corp. Claims
- Park Gold No. 3 Mine
- Red Jim
- Silver Dollar Claim
- Sugar Stake Claim
- Surprise (Red Chied)
- Surprise Contact Claim
- Sylvanite
- Telluride
- Thanksgiving
- Trust
- Union Jack
- Lincoln County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
USA
- New Mexico
- Sacramento MountainsMountain Range
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Quick NavTopCommoditiesMineral ListRock TypesFossilsOther DatabasesLocalities in RegionOther Regions
White Mountain Wilderness, New Mexico, USA