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Peace Prospect, Red Hill District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 34' 50'' North , 108° 47' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.58070,-108.79229
GeoHash:
G#: 9tdesm5fg
GRN:
N22W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rodeo101 (2015)36.3km
Animas237 (2011)41.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
51212
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51212:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Rock formation(s): Park Tuff


Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Link to USGS MRDS:10008865

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Mexico
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Lemmon, D.M., and Tweto, O.L., 1962, Tungsten in the U.S., USGS map, MR-25
HEWETT, D.F., AND FLEISCHER, M., (1960), ECON. GEOL., VOL. 55, NO. 1, P. 1-55.
Farnham, L.L., (1961), Manganese Deposits of New Mexico: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8030, 176 Ppp.47-48
Zeller, R.A., Jr., (1962) Nmbmmr Geologic Map, Gm-17
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