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Betts prospect, Zuni Mountains Mining District, Zuni Mountains, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
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Zuni Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
Zuni MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 5' 15'' North , 108° 1' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.08767,-108.03282
GeoHash:
G#: 9w5ptesbk
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Rafael933 (2011)13.9km
Milan3,250 (2017)15.8km
Bluewater Village628 (2017)16.1km
Grants9,239 (2017)17.7km
Bluewater Acres206 (2017)21.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
34608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34608:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: The Zuni Mtns. Are An Elongate NW Trending Dome With Core Of Precambrian Rocks. Ene Trending Fissure Fault And A NNW Trending Major Fault

Tectonics: Colorado Plateau

Deposit: The ore occurs in a single unbrecciated vein composed almost entirely of coarsely crystalling banded fluorspar from 6 to 18 in across.

Ore(s): Fissure Near A Strong NNE Trending Fault

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2

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References

NMBMMR Memoir 34 Fluorspar in New Mexico
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, (1946), NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 184.
WILLIAMS, FE, (1966), USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 131.
GODDARD, EN, (1966), USGS MAP I-454.
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