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Bishop Cap Prospect, Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
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Bishop Cap ProspectProspect
Bishop's CapMine
Organ Mining DistrictMining District
Organ MountainsMountain Range
Doña Ana CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 11' 41'' North , 106° 35' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mesquite1,112 (2011)9.8km
Vado3,194 (2011)11.0km
La Mesa728 (2011)13.1km
San Miguel1,153 (2011)13.6km
Berino1,441 (2011)13.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
El Paso Mineral and Gem Society, Inc.El Paso, Texas50km
Mindat Locality ID:
34668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34668:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Blue Star Fault Trends East-West And Dips 50 To 70 North Near The Main Prospect.

Deposit: Deposits occur in irregular jasperoidal replacements and fissure veins along fractures and faults. More than 18 unpatented claims. Discovery year: 1920's

Development: Most of the district is controlled by allied chemical corp. But the grant prospect is owned by j.f. Grant and the blue star group is owned by f.c. Leach. Investigated and trenched by USBM in 1945. Rangaire corp. Conducted a limited core drilling program in 1969. Allied chemical corp. Drilled several percussion holes in u975.

Rock formation(s): Fusselman Dolomite;Magdalena Group


Ore(s): Mineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock And Filled Open Spaces Along Faults.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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