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Adobe Walls Mine (Armstrong Minerals Mine; Whittaker claims; Twenty-one Mine), Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA i
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Adobe Walls Mine (Armstrong Minerals Mine; Whittaker claims; Twenty-one Mine) Mine
Christmas Mountains Mountain Range
Brewster County County
Texas State
USA Country

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Adobe Walls Mine (Armstrong Minerals Mine; Whittaker claims; Twenty-one Mine)	Mine
Christmas Mountains	Mountain Range
Brewster County	County
Texas	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

29° 28' 24'' North , 103° 33' 8'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: 9tnret7wd

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Study Butte	233 (2011)	17.4km
Manuel Benavides	916 (2014)	53.2km

Mindat Locality ID:

41964

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:41964:5

GUID (UUID V4):

11 miles northeast Terlingua
Commodity: Carnotite also present

Deposit: Breccia zone trending n45e, dipping 75n W this record replaces duplicate mrds record no. M054795 (76/09) by jocelyn a. Peterson.

Rock formation(s): Santa Elena

Ore(s): Ne Trending Breccia Zone

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Mercury

ⓘ Uranium

Mineral List

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Trachyandesite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Carnotite

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Ferrimolybdite

Formula: Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ 'Wad'

References:

Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Carnotite	4.HB.05	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Ferrimolybdite	7.GB.30	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Wad'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10009455

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References

U of Texas, Bull (3401), Us B Mines R.I. 3995

Yates Rg and G a Thompson, (1959), Geology and Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District, Texas: USGS Pp-312.

CHESTER, J.W., (1965), MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252

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