White Bluff Prospect, Fluorite Ridge Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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White Bluff Prospect | Prospect |
Fluorite Ridge Mining District | Mining District |
Luna County | Shaft (Reclaimed) |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 59' 25'' North , 107° 45' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sunshine | 420 (2011) | 16.5km |
Columbus | 1,625 (2017) | 21.2km |
La Hacienda | 725 (2017) | 24.2km |
Pulpotio Bareas | 120 (2017) | 25.3km |
Puerto Palomas | 5,659 (2015) | 26.4km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Deming Gem & Mineral Society | Deming, New Mexico | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34588:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e5ef199c-b4cc-4d98-8a7b-6a3fec02ccc7
Structure: Nw Trending Basin And Range Fault Nw Trending Fault
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Pennsyvanian-permian rocks are strongly jasperized in a swath 50 to 200 ft wide for a distance of several hundred feet adjacent to a n W trending basin and range fault which brings the penn-perm rocks in contact with tertiary gila conglomerate. This jasperized area constitutes the principal source of fluorspar on the claims. Most, if not all of several arroyos in the area are developed on faults. A linear, brecciated zone in the lake valley limestone alongside one fault-controlled arroyo in the s W corner of the property is strongly mineralized with fluorite.
Development: Property consists of white bluff unpatented mining claims nos. 1 to 7.
Rock formation(s): Lake Valley Limestone
Ore(s): Brecciated Faults In Favorable Horizons, Particularly Where Rocks Are Jasperized
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013679 |
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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