Continental Prospect, Bound Ranch Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Continental Prospect | Prospect |
| Bound Ranch Mining District | Mining District |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 21' 44'' North , 108° 22' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Signal | 181 (2011) | 21.5km |
| Lordsburg | 2,531 (2017) | 31.5km |
| Glen Acres | 208 (2017) | 32.2km |
| Tyrone | 637 (2011) | 39.2km |
| Hurley | 1,256 (2017) | 43.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 46km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Continental Fluorspar Prospect; Valley Spar Prospect
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Deposit consists of veins, pods, and stringers of fluorite at intervals of 3200 ft associated with silicious gouge and breccia along a north-south trending fault zone that dips steeply east in precambrian granite, schists, and quartzite. Volcanic rocks are intruded locally into the granite. Fluorite is light green, coarsely crystalline in the cubic habit, and occurs in sinuous veinlets up to 4 in in width. Three unpatented claims in 1951. This record contains data from record d009844 by ronald g. Worl which has been deleted from mrds. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Ore(s): Vein Along N Trending Fault
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10010045 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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