Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Birchfield group manganese mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Birchfield group manganese mineWorkings (Inactive)
Florida Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
Luna CountyShaft (Reclaimed)
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 5' 11'' North , 107° 35' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.08653,-107.59337
GeoHash:
G#: 9teqx9hvs
GRN:
N22W65
Type:
Workings (Inactive) - last checked 2004
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sunshine420 (2011)16.1km
La Hacienda725 (2017)18.2km
Ventura468 (2017)19.4km
Mountain View122 (2017)21.8km
Pulpotio Bareas120 (2017)22.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Deming Gem & Mineral SocietyDeming, New Mexico26km
Mindat Locality ID:
48297
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48297:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Manganese Bull 87. Pits, declines, Headframes (2).
Structure: Bedding Strikes Nne And Dips 45 To 70 Se. Fractures Strike Ne To N W.

Deposit: Twelve unpatented claims in the 1950's.

Rock formation(s): El Paso Limestone


Ore(s): Mineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock Along Bedding And in Fractures.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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References

USGS 1:24,000 Scale Gym Peak, NM Topographic Quadrangle Map
Farnham, L.L., (1961), Manganese Deposits of New Mexico: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8030, 176 Ppp.63-65
GRISWOLD, G.B., (1961) NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 120 AND P. 128
Clemons, R.E., (1982) Nmbmmr Geologic Map Gm-58
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