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Yellow Jacket Mine, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USAi
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Yellow Jacket MineMine
White Oaks Mining DistrictMining District
Lincoln CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 46' 18'' North , 105° 47' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.77177,-105.78805
GeoHash:
G#: 9whb0ezqz
GRN:
N23W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carrizozo941 (2017)16.6km
Capitan1,392 (2017)32.1km
Ruidoso7,739 (2017)50.1km
Ruidoso Downs2,586 (2017)52.1km
Corona162 (2017)56.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
35283
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35283:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Deposit consists of three principal ore bodies ranging from 12 to 35 ft. Thick, 75 to 150 ft. Long, and mined down dip for a distance of up to 125 ft...four patented claims and three unpatented claims,miner al survey number 1673, covering 142.605 acres. Yellow Jacket Mine: Yellow Jacket Group of Claims Patented In 1918, Wasp, Yellow Jacket, Yellow Jacket No.2, Olga: Unpatented Claims, Crown Point, Crown Point No.2, Yellow Jacket No.3

Deposit type: Skarn Fe

Rock formation(s): San Andres Formation


Ore(s): Mineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Within A Synclinal Structure Intruded By Dikes And Sills.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3

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References

Sheridan, M.J., (1947) USBM Ri-3988, P. 14-16
Kelley, V.C., (1949) Univ. of New Mexico Publications in Geology, No. 2, P. 154-156
Griswold, G.B., (1959) Nmbmmr Bull 67, P. 97-98
SMITH, C.T., AND BUDDING, A.J., (1959) NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-11
Smith, C.T., (1964) Nmgs Guidebook 15th Field Conference, P. 92-99
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