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Mid-Day Zinc Deposit, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mid-Day Zinc DepositMine
Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District)Mining District
Otero CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 24' 10'' North , 106° 6' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.40291,-106.11083
GeoHash:
G#: 9tu836u2w
GRN:
N22W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
White Sands1,651 (2017)34.7km
Organ323 (2011)45.7km
Timberon348 (2011)46.0km
Boles Acres1,638 (2011)46.4km
Chaparral14,631 (2014)49.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
414905
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414905:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alabama Group: Claims Patented In 1903; Mid Day; Alabama; Adah Lee; R.E.C.; Monogram


Deposit: Five patented claims mineral survey number 1089 covering 58.159 acres.

Rock formation(s): Gobbler Formation


Ore(s): Mineralization Localized In A Fractured Limestone Xenolith In Monzonite Porphyry.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10009957

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Schmidt, P.G., and Craddock, C., (1964) Nmbmmr Bull 82, Plate 1
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