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Bishop's Cap, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Bishop's CapMine
Organ Mining DistrictMining District
Organ MountainsMountain Range
Doña Ana CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 12' 1'' North , 106° 35' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mesquite1,112 (2011)11.2km
Vado3,194 (2011)12.2km
La Mesa728 (2011)14.4km
Berino1,441 (2011)14.8km
San Miguel1,153 (2011)14.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
El Paso Mineral and Gem Society, Inc.El Paso, Texas50km
Mindat Locality ID:
4468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4468:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Southeast of Las Cruces, NM at the southern end of the Organ mountains.


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: In bones.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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