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Bald Eagle Mine (Minnie Mine), Monument Creek Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
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Bald Eagle Mine (Minnie Mine)Mine
Monument Creek AreaArea
Chloride Mining DistrictMining District
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 16' 24'' North , 107° 43' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hillsboro124 (2011)41.6km
Williamsburg425 (2017)43.1km
Las Palomas173 (2011)45.5km
Truth or Consequences6,079 (2017)46.1km
Caballo112 (2011)50.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
35423
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35423:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tectonics: Continental Platform Disrupted By Extensive Cenozoic Vulcanism And Basin And Range Deformation

Deposit: Veins trend n-nw. Hanging-wall usually well-defined. Body of vein brecciated mass of andesite with filling and replacement by silica, calcite and ore minerals. High-grade streak about 2 ft wide. See apache district-chloride district for major regional trends, structure and general geology. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Development: Mineral survey number 2049 - plat for bald eagle group of claims

Ore(s): Most Valuable Ore In Upper Oxidized Zone. Ore Confined To Fissures And Shear Zones In Eruptive Rocks

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Bromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

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 CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BrBromine
Br BromargyriteAgBr
AgSilver
Ag BromargyriteAgBr
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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