Lone Star mine (Tres Cuevas mine; National Resources claims), Brewster Co., Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Lone Star mine (Tres Cuevas mine; National Resources claims) | Mine |
| Brewster Co. | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 18' 57'' North , 103° 43' 4'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Study Butte | 233 (2011) | 18.1km |
| Manuel Benavides | 916 (2014) | 29.6km |
| Álamos de San Antonio | 131 (2013) | 43.5km |
7 miles W. of Terlingua
Deposit: Veins along steeply dipping fractures. Includes data from duplicate record m054814 (black mesa) by jocelyn a. Peterson (76 09) which has been deleted.
Development: N W part of property mined in WW I by tres cuevas quicksilver co.; natural resources inc. Explored same area 1941-1943. ; econ.com: a small retort was built near mine workings and a cottrell rotary furnace was located in section 40.
Geology: Cinnabar mineralization of matrix of a cretaceous limestone collapse breccia. Mineralized fractures in devils river limestone.
Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Limestone
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: BEG Min Res Circ 73 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)CHESTER, J. W., (1965), MERCURY IN TEXAS, in USBM, Mercury potential in the United States: USBM IC 8252, Ch. 10.
YATES R G AND G A THOMPSON, (1959), GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TERLINGUA DISTRICT TEXAS: U S GEOL SURV PROFESSIONAL PAPER 312, 114 p.
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.
EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, (1934).
EXAMINED BY R.G. YOUNG AND OTHERS, (1942)-1945.
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