Merrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Merrimac Mine | Mine |
| Organ Mining District | Mining District |
| Organ Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Doña Ana County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 27' 21'' North , 106° 34' 23'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Organ | 323 (2011) | 4.0km |
| White Sands | 1,651 (2017) | 12.1km |
| Doña Ana | 1,211 (2011) | 23.8km |
| Las Cruces | 101,643 (2018) | 25.0km |
| San Ysidro | 2,090 (2011) | 25.2km |
Deposit: Discovery year: 1880's deposits occur in three ore shoots which range from 2 ft. To 4 ft. Thick and from 20 ft. To 40 ft. Wide. Two of the shoots were mined down dip for a length of 200 ft. Worked mainly for zinc ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Geology: The sugarloaf peak quartz monzonite porphyry is the most volatile-rich and one of the latest phases of the organ batholith.
Rock formation(s): Sugarloaf Peak Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
Lake Valley Formation
Ore(s): Mineralization Localized In The Crests Of Minor Folds Which Plunge 36 Degrees Northwesterly.
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20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cannizzarite Formula: Pb48Bi56S132 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: Lindgren, Waldemar, Graton, L.C., Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp68 |
| ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 Description: Replaces andradite. |
| ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite Formula: (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 Description: Replaces andradite. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Galenobismutite Formula: PbBi2S4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: Lindgren, Waldemar, Graton, L.C., Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp68 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cannizzarite | 2.JB.20 | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| ⓘ | Galenobismutite | 2.JC.25e | PbBi2S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Chamosite var. Thuringite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore var. Pennine | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Cannizzarite | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| Bi | ⓘ Galenobismutite | PbBi2S4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008854 |
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References
Lindgren, Waldemar, Graton, L.C., Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp68
Merrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA