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Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Terlingua | Census Area |
| Brewster County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 19' 17'' North , 103° 36' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Structure: Asymmetric terlingua anticline with a narrow zone of steep dips on its S W side trends N W through the district
Alteration: Kaolinization of del rio clay, some silicification.
Ores(s): Solution-collapse breccias and pipes, fractures, contact between limestone and shale.
Terlingua (/tərˈlɪŋɡwə/ tər-LING-gwə) is a mining district and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas, as well as the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The discovery of cinnabar, from which the metal mercury is extracted, in the mid-1880s brought miners to the area, creating a city of 2,000 people. The only remnants of the mining days are a ghost town of the Howard Perry-owned Chisos Mining Company and several nearby capped and abandoned mines, most notably the California Hill, the Rainbow, the 248, and the Study Butte mines. The mineral terlinguaite was first found in the vicinity of California Hill.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terlingua,_Texas |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q982241 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 60000975 |
Localities in this Region
- Texas
- Brewster County
- Terlingua
- Brewster County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Marathon-Marfa BasinsBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
- Sierra Madre OrientalWide Rift
USA
- Texas
- Terlingua Mining DistrictMining District
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Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas, USA