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Albemarle mine, Cochiti District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Albemarle mineMine
Cochiti DistrictMining District
Sandoval CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 44' 47'' North , 106° 29' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cochiti Lake569 (2011)17.2km
Ponderosa387 (2011)19.1km
Jemez Springs253 (2017)19.1km
Cochiti528 (2011)19.5km
La Cueva168 (2017)20.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Los Alamos Geological SocietyLos Alamos, New Mexico22km
Mindat Locality ID:
47657
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47657:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Cholla Canyon
Structure: Numerous Faults

Tectonics: Pajarito Plateau

Deposit: The albemarle mine was the largest and deepest mine in the cochiti district. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept several east-west faults cause displacements up to 4 feet. The four patented claims-albemarle, huron, ontario, and pamlico, cover an area of 77.20 acres. The mineral survey number is 997 a,b,c, and d, and the patent number is 34559.

Development: The albemarle mine has not been worked since 1902.

Rock formation(s): Keres Group
Keres Group


Ore(s): Faults And Brecciated Openings

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
'Argentite'2.BA.52Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArgentiteAg2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ArgentiteAg2S
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10014372

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