Big Spar Prospect, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Spar Prospect | Prospect |
| Gila Fluorspar Mining District | Mining District (Abandoned) |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 2' 56'' North , 108° 31' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila | 314 (2011) | 10.6km |
| Cliff | 293 (2011) | 12.8km |
| Buckhorn | 200 (2011) | 17.5km |
| Pinos Altos | 198 (2011) | 34.8km |
| Silver City | 10,004 (2017) | 38.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 38km |
Structure: North Trending Fault
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Silicic fluorite ore is exposed in a fault breccia zone trending north and dipping steeply east in latite host rock. The traceable extent of the zone is 120 ft through a vertical interval of 100 ft. Two closely spaced veins aggregating 1.5 ft in width contain sugary to finely crystalline fluorite intimately mixed with quartz.
Ore(s): Fault Breccia
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Silicic fluorite ore is exposed in a fault breccia zone trending north and dipping steeply east in latite host rock. The traceable extent of the zone is 120 ft through a vertical interval of 100 ft. Two closely spaced veins aggregating 1.5 ft in width contain sugary to finely crystalline fluorite intimately mixed with quartz.
Ore(s): Fault Breccia
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013583 |
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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
USA
- New Mexico
- Gila National ForestNational Forest
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