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Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mex-Tex MineMine
BinghamUnincorporated Community
Hansonburg DistrictMining District
Socorro CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 49' 41'' North , 106° 22' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Antonio165 (2011)47.1km
Carrizozo941 (2017)49.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
3997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3997:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Malachite-Julian Mine


A Pb occurrence/mine located near Bingham. Owned originally by the Mex-Tex Mining Company, the area around the mine contains several patented and unpatented mining claims. Ore is found in structurally controlled fault fractures within the Council Springs Limestone member of the Pennsylvanian-aged Madera Limestone.

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49 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: tabular
Colour: white
Beaverite-(Cu)
Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Creedite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Colour: White
Description: Often associated with Chrysocolla or as pseudomorphs after Chrysocolla
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kidwellite
Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Murdochite
Formula: Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
'Psilomelane'
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Scrutinyite
Formula: α-PbO2
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Tsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Creedite3.CG.15Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Murdochite3.DB.45Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Scrutinyite4.DB.20α-PbO2
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Phosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Beaverite-(Cu)7.BC.10Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Tsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Chalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Kidwellite8.DK.20NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
O PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
O PlattneritePbO2
O PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O Scrutinyiteα-PbO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O StolzitePb(WO4)
O TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BaryteBaSO4
S Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
S Native SulphurS8
S TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
ClChlorine
Cl MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Cl PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca CreediteCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Fe Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W StolzitePb(WO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Pb PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb Scrutinyiteα-PbO2
Pb StolzitePb(WO4)
Pb TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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