Cuchillo Mountains Magnetite, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
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Cuchillo Mountains Magnetite | Prospect |
Cuchillo Negro Mining District | Mining District |
Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts) | Sierra |
Sierra County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 54'' North , 107° 36' 27'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Williamsburg | 425 (2017) | 39.0km |
Hot Springs Landing | 110 (2011) | 40.1km |
Truth or Consequences | 6,079 (2017) | 41.1km |
Las Palomas | 173 (2011) | 42.8km |
Elephant Butte | 1,431 (2011) | 45.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
415558
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:415558:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1f47f4c4-20d6-46bb-923c-5dee2b2f4e9b
Structure: Deposits Occur In A Zone Of Extensive Faulting Which Strikes North-South.
Alteration: Silicified And Garnetized Limestone.
Commodity: V.c. Kelley, 1949 p. 203, estimates inferred reserves of several tens of thousands of tons of 40% to 45% fe.
Deposit: Deposits occur in lenticular and discontinuous bodies As much As 50 ft. Thick and about 200 ft long As bands of disseminated magnetite in limestone. The main deposit strikes northwest and dips 30 ne.
Geology: For regional geology see sierra cuchillo district.
Rock formation(s): El Paso
Ore(s): Mineralization Is Associated With Intrusive Masses And Favorable Host For Replacement.
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ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10011902 |
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Localities in this Region
- New Mexico
- Sierra County
- Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts)
- Cuchillo Negro Mining District
- Cuchillo Mountains Magnetite
- Cuchillo Negro Mining District
- Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts)
- Sierra County
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