Sixty-six Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sixty-six Mine | Adit (Inactive) |
| Steins Pass Mining District | Mining District |
| Hidalgo County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 17' 54'' North , 109° 0' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Adit (Inactive) - last checked 2003
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Simon | 165 (2011) | 20.2km |
| Cotton City | 388 (2011) | 26.6km |
| Glen Acres | 208 (2017) | 29.4km |
| Lordsburg | 2,531 (2017) | 29.4km |
| Virden | 137 (2017) | 43.2km |
Adit trending NW and dump
Deposit: Also produced in 1940 and possibly earlier but no production data available ; info.src : 2 unpub rept west splay of volcano vein (n-s,63e) in ash-flow tuff (footwall) and andesite (hanging wall).
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10010043 |
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Sixty-six Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA