Rainbow Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rainbow Mine | Mine |
| Brewster County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 19' 13'' North , 103° 37' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Study Butte | 233 (2011) | 9.1km |
| Manuel Benavides | 916 (2014) | 36.2km |
| Álamos de San Antonio | 131 (2013) | 46.9km |
Next to Chisos mine
Structure: Asymmetric Terlingua Anticline
Deposit: Three orebodies along del rio clay/santa elena limestone contact: (1) trends n70e, 700 ft long; (2) semi parallel to (1); (3) extends into adjacent chisos mine. Cinnabar-bearing calcite veins in cret boquillas flags was near surface ore. At lower levels ore zones developed along devils river limestone-grayson fm contact by solution collapsing of grayson fm and replacement of clay matrix
Development: Exploration drilling in the 1930's from the bottom of the shaft located several high-grade orebodies which were mined out by 1942. Prospected 1951-52 by paulsel mining co. And others. ; econ.com: ore treated in a 10 tpd furnace installed in the 1930's. Ore reserves exhausted in 1942.
Geology: Cret. Limestone and shale is cut by n- W trending normal faults.
Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Shale;Del Rio;Boquillas
Ore(s): Solution Collapse Along Santa Elena Limestone-Del Rio Clay Contact Controlled By A N60e Fault Zone.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040390 |
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- Shawnee DomainDomain
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- Terlingua Mining DistrictMining District
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Rainbow Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA