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Lafarell mine, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
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Lafarell mineMine
Brewster CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 21' 6'' North , 103° 41' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
29.35194,-103.69000
GeoHash:
G#: 9tnqbrr5r
GRN:
N20W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Study Butte233 (2011)15.9km
Manuel Benavides916 (2014)34.4km
Álamos de San Antonio131 (2013)48.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
41977
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41977:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


approximate
Commodity: Reported but unverified occurrence of hg.

Deposit: Coatings along fractures and breccias trending n80 W and n70e.

Development: Explored in the early history of the district by a man named lafarrelle.

Geology: The ladrons mountains consist of westward dipping fault blocks of paleozoic sedimentary rocks overlying precambrian granite and meta-sedimentary rocks. Tertiary sedimentary and igneous rocks overlie paleozoic and precambrian rocks along the base of the mountains. Major faults strike northeast to northwest.

Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Limestone


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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

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CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Ross, C.P., (1941), the Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua Region, Texas: Econ. Geol. V. 30, P. 115-142.
Evans, A.M. and Traver, W.M., Jr., (1947), Terlingua Mercury Deposit, Brewster and Presidio Counties, Texas: USBM Ri 3995
Yates, R.G. and Thompson, G.A., (1959), Geology and Quicksilver Deposits, Terlingua District, Texas: USGS Prof. Paper 312, 114 P.
CHESTER, J.W., (1965), MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252
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