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Rincon Manganese Deposits, Rincon Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
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Rincon Manganese DepositsMine
Rincon Mining DistrictMining District
Doña Ana CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 57'' North , 107° 3' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.68262,-107.06225
GeoHash:
G#: 9tgcgtxwh
GRN:
N22W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rincon271 (2011)1.1km
Rodey388 (2011)7.5km
Hatch1,600 (2017)8.7km
Placitas576 (2011)10.1km
Salem942 (2011)14.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
414093
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414093:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rincon Mine; Morgan Mine: Claims; Rincon Nos. 1 To 5 Claims; Rincon Placer Claims; Lucky Strike Claims


Deposit: Manganese occurs in eight or more steeply dipping fissures or fractures which range in strike from north to N 60 W. The main fissure, which produced most of the ore, strikes N 60 w. The ore shoots ranged from 1 ft. To 5 ft. In width and from a few feet to 100 ft. In length. Five unpatented claims were located in 1952 and three placer claims, mineral survey numbers 1788 and 1789, were patented in 1919.

Geology: Hayner ranch fm. Occurs in the lower part of the santa Fe group.

Rock formation(s): Hayner Ranch Formation


Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

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CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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References

WELLS, E.H., (1918) NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 35-38
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11pp.249-250
Farnham, L.L., (1961), Manganese Deposits of New Mexico: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8030, 176 Ppp.11-13
Seager, W.R., and Hawley, J.W., (1973) Nmbmmr Bull 101, P. 30, Sheet 1
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