Black Mountain Mine, Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Black Mountain Mine | Mine |
Daingerfield | - not defined - |
Morris County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 0' 0'' North , 94° 44' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Daingerfield | 2,452 (2017) | 4.2km |
Lone Star | 1,525 (2017) | 7.2km |
Hughes Springs | 1,776 (2017) | 10.7km |
Omaha | 993 (2017) | 20.1km |
Pittsburg | 4,602 (2017) | 20.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
227104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227104:3
GUID (UUID V4):
848568e1-1b81-4cac-b18d-3ae2989ff7f0
A surface iron mine owned and operated by Lone Star Steel, closed prior to 1980 and located about 2 miles southwest of Daingerfield, Texas. The ore was siderite and weathered siderite (limonite) within the Sparta Sand member (glauconitic sand) of the Weches Formation, Clairborne Group (Eocene Age).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Post-Ouachita Successor BasinBasin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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