Gold Spot Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gold Spot Mine | Mine |
Central Mining District (Bayard District) | Mining District |
Grant County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 46' 14'' North , 108° 7' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bayard | 2,264 (2017) | 1.0km |
Santa Clara | 1,638 (2017) | 2.2km |
North Hurley | 300 (2011) | 5.3km |
Arenas Valley | 1,522 (2011) | 5.7km |
Hanover | 167 (2011) | 5.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 14km |
Mindat Locality ID:
35834
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35834:4
GUID (UUID V4):
25181bb2-9c98-4f40-97bf-820e1b7e7e45
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gold Spot Claim; Corn Shaft Mine; Spanish Tunnel Mine
Structure: Owl-Hobo Fault
Commodity: Gold can be panned from vein material
Deposit: Veins along splays at the southwest end of the owl-hobo fault, chiefly between the cretaceous colorado formation and a cretaceous quartz diorite sill
Rock formation(s): Colorado
Ore(s): Vein Along Fault Near Igneous Intrusive
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014786 |
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