Iron Mask mine, Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero County, New Mexico, USAi
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Iron Mask mine | Mine |
Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District) | Mining District |
Otero County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 24' 58'' North , 106° 6' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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White Sands | 1,651 (2017) | 34.3km |
Organ | 323 (2011) | 45.0km |
Boles Acres | 1,638 (2011) | 45.1km |
Timberon | 348 (2011) | 45.7km |
Holloman Air Force Base | 3,054 (2011) | 48.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
51483
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51483:4
GUID (UUID V4):
cb94f876-d636-40de-ac3a-51251a399f8b
Commodity: Analytical data from kelley, v.c., 1949, p. 190.
Deposit: Although the deposit is a tabular skarn, much of the ore occurred As a colluvial blanket on the hillside. Two patented claims mineral S urvey numbers 1720 and 1721 covering 41.151 acres.
Rock formation(s): Gobbler Formation
Ore(s): Mineralization Localized In A Limestone Xenolith In Monzonite Porph Yry.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
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 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014010 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Orogrande BasinBasin
- Tularosa BasinBasin
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