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Royal Flush Mine, Garden Spring Canyon, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Royal Flush MineMine
Garden Spring CanyonCanyon
BinghamVillage
Hansonburg DistrictMining District
Socorro CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 31'' North , 106° 21' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carrizozo941 (2017)49.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
5868
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5868:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A lead mine located near Bingham. Owned by the Mex-Tex Mining Co. Ore is in the Council Springs Limestone member of the Pennsylvanian Madera Limestone.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Anglesite var. Barytoanglesite
Formula: (Pb,Ba)SO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Habit: Dipyramidal
Colour: Yellow
Description: Yellow dipyramidal micro crystals on silicified limestone; rare at this locality. Ex. Don Reem collection.

Gallery:

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
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Anglesite
var. Barytoanglesite
7.AD.35(Pb,Ba)SO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O Anglesite var. Barytoanglesite(Pb,Ba)SO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S Anglesite var. Barytoanglesite(Pb,Ba)SO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Anglesite var. Barytoanglesite(Pb,Ba)SO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb Anglesite var. Barytoanglesite(Pb,Ba)SO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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