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

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 46' 39'' North , 108° 7' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.77777,-108.13305
GeoHash:
G#: 9tg47r5bm
GRN:
N22W66
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2004
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)1.6km
Bayard2,264 (2017)1.8km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)5.1km
Hanover167 (2011)5.6km
North Hurley300 (2011)6.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico14km
Mindat Locality ID:
35829
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35829:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rapp No. 2 Mine


Shaft and pits with attendant dumps.

Structure: Slate Fault, Owl-Hobo Fault

Deposit: Veins along the slate fault, a footwall spur of the owl-hobo fault, that trends ene and dips 70se cutting the cretaceous colorado formation and a cretaceous quartz diorite sill.

Rock formation(s): Colorado


Ore(s): Veins Along Faults Near Igneous Intrusive

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Mineral List


14 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:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite
Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘDescloizite
var. Copper-bearing Descloizite		8.BH.40Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
ⓘ8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘVanadinite
var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite		8.BN.05Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
ⓘ8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Hⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Oⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
VVanadium
Vⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Vⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Znⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Pbⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Link to USGS MRDS:10014781

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References

USGS 1:24,000 Scale, Fort Bayard, NM, Topographic Quadrangle Map.
(1936) Geology and ore deposits of the Bayard area, Central Mining District, New Mexico. Bulletin 870. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b870 pp.134-135
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