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Antelope Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Antelope GroupGroup of Claims
Hermosa Mining DistrictMining District
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 9' 57'' North , 107° 43' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hillsboro124 (2011)30.9km
Williamsburg425 (2017)40.4km
Las Palomas173 (2011)41.2km
Mimbres667 (2011)41.9km
Truth or Consequences6,079 (2017)44.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
35437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35437:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Claims Are Located Along A Northerly Trending Fault Which Forms The Contact Between Uplifted Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks To The East And Tertiary Andesitic Rocks To The West.

Deposit: Deposits occur in veins and shoots within fault and fracture zones, or in beds and pockets along gently folded bedding planes. Most important ore bodies were found below an impermeable shale and at fault-fracture intersections. 2 patented claims mineral survey nos. 763 and 896 covering 28.32 acres. 1 claim (island view) of undetermined status.

Geology: Additional host rock formations are penn. Magdalena group, miss. Kelly fm., miss. Lake valley fm., dev. Onate fm., ord. Valmont fm., and ord. Montoya fm.. For regional trends, tectonic setting and general geology see hermosa district.

Rock formation(s): Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale


Ore(s): Mineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Fault Zones And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes Beneath An Impermeable Layer.

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
'Argentite'2.BA.52Ag2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
var. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
S ArgentiteAg2S
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
BrBromine
Br Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
AgSilver
Ag ArgentiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
Ag SilverAg
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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