Mayfield prospect (Walter Mayfield manganese prospect; Chispa mine), Chispa, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USAi
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Mayfield prospect (Walter Mayfield manganese prospect; Chispa mine) | Prospect |
Chispa | - not defined - |
Jeff Davis County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 43' 22'' North , 104° 46' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
25608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25608:2
GUID (UUID V4):
86ec356d-ca15-4665-8c20-40d39e7feb2e
Unworked manganese deposit located 35km south of town of Van Horn. Traces of Zn and Pb are reportedly present too, but no Zn or Pb minerals are visible.
Deposit: This record includes data from duplicate record d001355 by james e. Elliot (73 06) which has been deleted. Vein along mayfield fault.
Development: Prospected before 1935.
Rock formation(s): Loma Plata Limestone
Ore(s): Mayfield Fault
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10085792 |
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