Spanish Queen mine, Jemez Springs District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Queen mine | Mine |
| Jemez Springs District | Mining District |
| Sandoval County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' 54'' North , 106° 42' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jemez Springs | 253 (2017) | 4.4km |
| Cañon | 327 (2011) | 8.6km |
| Ponderosa | 387 (2011) | 8.9km |
| Jemez Pueblo | 1,788 (2015) | 13.1km |
| La Cueva | 168 (2017) | 16.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos Geological Society | Los Alamos, New Mexico | 40km |
Tectonics: Albuquerque - Belen Basin
Deposit: The ore occurs As a "red bed" copper deposit. There are several horizons in which discontinuous lenses of ore are associated with woody or other organic material. Elston (1967, p. 23) reports "the spanish queen mine is surrounded by legends of fabulous treasures in gold and silver it supposedly yielded in the days of the conquistadores. The legends ignore the low tenor of precious metals typical in deposits of this type. Even the us army map service's 1:250,000 albuquerque topographic map shows the spanish queen As a gold mine." ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept discovery year: late 1500's
Rock formation(s): Abo
Ore(s): Organic Material In Sandstone Channels
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014466 |
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