Taylor Creek Placer - Lode, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Taylor Creek Placer - Lode | Mine |
| Taylor Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Catron County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 21' 47'' North , 108° 3' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pinos Altos | 198 (2011) | 57.5km |
| Hillsboro | 124 (2011) | 67.5km |
Deposit: Reference to record 010: hematite is a deleterious mineral reference to record 050: area had been invesigated by u.s. G survey and bureau of mines staff for its mineral potential early 1940s. Reference to record 070: cassiterite found As small, irregul stringers in fractures of kaolinized rhyolite porphyry. Cassiterite also found As placer deposit adjacent to and b mineralized zone in taylor creek gravel beds reference to record 080: dimensions of deposit in this recor (deposit characteristics pertain to altered zone which co many small, but widely dispersed cassiterite stringers. Cassiterite stringers although they are high grade are too S and too dispersed to be considered As an economic resourse gravel deposits containing cassiterite are of limited extent.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10246954 |
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