Mariscal Mine (Ellis Mine; Viviana Mine; Lindsey Mine), Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mariscal Mine (Ellis Mine; Viviana Mine; Lindsey Mine) | Mine |
| Big Bend National Park | National Park |
| Brewster Co. | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 5' 57'' North , 103° 11' 25'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Boquillas del Carmen | 110 (2018) | 26.5km |
| La Unión y el Olán | 129 (2018) | 36.2km |
| Piedritas | 118 (2018) | 38.9km |
| Jaboncillos | 133 (2018) | 40.0km |
| Study Butte | 233 (2011) | 41.0km |
A former Hg occurrence/mine located 26 miles SE of Study Butte in Big Bend National Park. Active during the turn of the century for the extraction of cinnabar quicksilver ore.
Produced 894 flasks of refined quicksilver from July 1917 to May 1919 (USGS).
Structure: Nw-Trending Thrust-Faulted Asymmetrical Anticline
Deposit: Fracture filling occurs along a vertical fissure and thrust.
Development: Acquired by mariscal mining co. 1919. ; econ.com: a 50 tpd scott furnace built 1922.
Geology: Geol.desc: a thrust-faulted asymmetrical anticline with a steep west flank is cut by steep fractures.
Rock formation(s): Boquillas Formation
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Rocks & Minerals (1991): 66(3): 196-224.
CHESTER, J.W., (1965), MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252
Price, J.G., Henry, C.D., and Standen, A.R., (1983), Annotated bibliography of mineral deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas: [Texas] Bureau of Economic Geology, Mineral Resource Circular No. 73, 108 p.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040388 |
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Mariscal Mine, Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas, USA