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American Fluorspar group, Sulphur Canyon District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
American Fluorspar group- not defined -
Sulphur Canyon DistrictMining District
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 0' 25'' North , 106° 39' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rincon271 (2011)52.6km
Rodey388 (2011)58.7km
Hatch1,600 (2017)59.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
50341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50341:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Main Fault Strikes N30w And Dips 85ne, Smaller Faults Are Nearly Parallel To Main Fault.

Commodity: Analytical data from f.e. Williams, 1966 p.118

Deposit: Deposits consist of veins and lenses occurring along faults and fractures. Broken and mineralized zones along the faults range from 10 ft. To 30 ft. Wide at the surface. 6 unpatented claims. Claims are located within the white sands missle range. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Geology: For general geology see san andres mountains district.

Rock formation(s): Madera Formation


Ore(s): Mineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Deposited In A Shear Zone.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10011725

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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