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Harding Prospect, Caballo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
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Harding ProspectProspect
Caballo Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 2' 41'' North , 107° 12' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Las Palomas173 (2011)8.1km
Truth or Consequences6,079 (2017)10.0km
Williamsburg425 (2017)10.8km
Caballo112 (2011)11.6km
Elephant Butte1,431 (2011)11.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
34748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34748:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Red Bandana claim


Alteration: Some Parts Of The Vein Are Open Textured And Spongy From Surface Water Leaching.

Commodity: Analytical data from w.d. Johnson, 1928 p.41.

Deposit: Northeast trending veins ranging from 1 ft. To 4 ft. Wide contain brecciated limestone fragments cemented by calcite, quartz and fluorspar. Some galena is scattered throughout the veins and where oxidation is extensive vanadinite, cerussite, anglesite and wulfenite are present. Deposit originally covered by 4 unpatented claims (1906). Relocated and covered by 2 unpatented claims (1929).

Geology: For regional geology see sierra caballos district

Rock formation(s): Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation


Ore(s): Fissure-Fracture Structural Control.


The old Harding prospect is now under claim as the Red Bandana claim.

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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
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
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Link to USGS MRDS:10011726

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