Blue Bird mine, Gila Fluorspar Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird mine | Mine |
| Gila Fluorspar Mining District | Mining District (Abandoned) |
| Grant County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 28' 30'' North , 108° 28' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Signal | 181 (2011) | 13.0km |
| Glen Acres | 208 (2017) | 25.9km |
| Lordsburg | 2,531 (2017) | 26.6km |
| Tyrone | 637 (2011) | 30.3km |
| Silver City | 10,004 (2017) | 37.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. | Silver City, New Mexico | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
50424
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50424:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d47746fd-2d97-4ebe-ad3e-6e857e41133b
Structure: Long E-W Trending Fault
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Deposit consists of veins, veinlets, pods, and fluorspar cemented breccia in an east-west trending fault zone. Veins are up to 2 ft. Thick and breccia zones cemented by fluorspar and containing irregular veinlets one to six inches thick are up to 8 ft. Thick. Lenses of ore are 30 to 50 ft. In strike length and 40 to 50 ft. Long down dip. Two unpatented claims in 1958. Record # d009845 by jerry l. Haug has been incorporated into this record. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Rock formation(s): Burro Mountain Granite
Ore(s): Veins Along Faults
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | 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 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10009971 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- New Mexico
- Gila National ForestNational Forest
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