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Mineral Mountain Mine, Kimball, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Mineral Mountain MineMine
Kimball- not defined -
San Simon Mining DistrictMining District
Peloncillo MountainsMountain Range
Hidalgo CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 12' 39'' North , 109° 1' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cotton City388 (2011)19.3km
San Simon165 (2011)20.1km
Lordsburg2,531 (2017)33.5km
Glen Acres208 (2017)34.2km
Animas237 (2011)35.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
35743
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35743:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located in the N½ sec. 20, T24S, R21W, NMM. Workings cross into sec. 17.

25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1919. SMALL VEINS TRENDING ENE IN CRETACEOUS OR TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS.

NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE. MINE CLOSED ABOUT 1904.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fraipontite
Formula: (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydroniumjarosite
Formula: (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite var. Duhamelite
Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Hydroniumjarosite7.BC.10(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite
var. Duhamelite
8.BH.40(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Fraipontite9.ED.15(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
H Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H Hydroniumjarosite(H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
O Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Hydroniumjarosite(H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Hydroniumjarosite(H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Hydroniumjarosite(H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)

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