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Hillside Prospect, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Hillside ProspectPit (Inactive)
Virginia DistrictMining District
LordsburgTown
Lordsburg Mining DistrictMining District
Pyramid MountainsMountain Range
Hidalgo CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 17' 6'' North , 108° 45' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lordsburg2,531 (2017)9.0km
Glen Acres208 (2017)11.0km
Cotton City388 (2011)24.3km
Animas237 (2011)37.6km
San Simon165 (2011)43.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
391362
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:391362:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A pit located on the north side of the access road with dump reaching road-edge. Abundant vein quartz scattered about

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Osarizawaite
Formula: Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
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
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
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
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Osarizawaite7.BC.10Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S GalenaPbS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb OsarizawaitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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