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

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 46' 34'' North , 108° 8' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2003
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)1.4km
Bayard2,264 (2017)1.7km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)4.9km
Hanover167 (2011)5.9km
North Hurley300 (2011)5.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico14km
Mindat Locality ID:
35831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35831:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Several shafts with attendant dumps
Structure: Apollo Fault

Deposit: Veins along and between two splays of the nne-trending apollo fault chiefly in the cretaceous quartz diorite sill.

Development: Mined prior to 1930 chiefly for gold and silver bearing lead carbonate ore.

Ore(s): Veins Along Fault Near Quartz Diorite Sill

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

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
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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