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Sunshine No. 6 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Sunshine No. 6 AditAdit
Blanchard MineMine
BinghamVillage
Hansonburg DistrictMining District
Socorro CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' 42'' North , 106° 22' 30'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
34095
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34095:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A workings of the Blanchard Mine (Portales-Blanchard Mine).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Murdochite
Formula: Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Murdochite3.DB.45Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
O PlattneritePbO2
O QuartzSiO2
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S GalenaPbS
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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