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Blackhawk Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Blackhawk MineMine
Central Mining District (Bayard District)Mining District
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 47' 48'' North , 108° 6' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanover167 (2011)2.2km
Bayard2,264 (2017)4.6km
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)4.7km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)7.5km
North Hurley300 (2011)8.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico17km
Mindat Locality ID:
35820
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35820:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Combination Mine; Black Hawk Mine: Combination Group; Claims Patented In 1922; Combination; Woodrow Wilson; Independence; Good Hope: Hobo Group; Claims Patented In 1903; Hobo; 97


Structure: Deposits Occur Along The Northeast Striking Hobo Fault.

Deposit: Six patented claims mineral survey numbers 1102 and 1844 covering 78.866 acres.

Rock formation(s): Lake Valley Limestone;Oswaldo Formation


Ore(s): Mineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To A Large Fault Zone.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10013428

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