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Blackbird Mine, Coyote Canyon, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blackbird Mine | Prospect |
| Coyote Canyon | Canyon |
| Bernalillo County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 0' 5'' North , 106° 24' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cedro | 430 (2011) | 6.1km |
| Carnuel | 1,232 (2011) | 7.9km |
| Ponderosa Pine | 1,195 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Tijeras | 541 (2011) | 9.2km |
| Cedar Crest | 958 (2011) | 12.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 23km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
American; Manzano; Jay Bird claim; Blackbird claim; Keystone claim; White Eagle claim; Little Queen; Virginia claim; White Hill claim; Limestone Hill Numbers One & Two claims; Red Hill claim
A former fluorspar occurrence/group of 10 unpatented claims/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 17, T9N, R5E, G&SRM, on National Forest land. Owned by Manzano Fluorspar Company, New Mexico (1946). Operated by the American Fluorspar Company, New Mexico (1946). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Local rocks include plutonic rocks, middle Proterozoic.
Workings include underground openings.
Structure: Deposit Follows A Fault Zone Striking N 30 W.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Analytical data from rothrock and others, 1946 nmbmmr bull 21, p. 41
Deposit: Record # d009814 by jerry l. Haug has been incorporated into this record. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept fluorspar occurs in a fissure vein along a N 30 W striking fault zone. Vein ranges from a fe W inches to 5 ft. Thick and can be traced at surface for 650 ft. Southeast from the shaft but is covered by alluvium northwest of the shaft. Fluorspar is dense where no brecciation is present and granular when cementing breccia fragments. Minor wall rock replacement. Ten unpatented claims in the 1940's.
Development: Mine is composed of 10 unpatented claims named the blackbird, jay bird, red hill, limestone hills no. 1 and 2, white hill, virginia, little queen, white eagle, and keystone. Main workings are on the jay bird.
Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Local rocks include plutonic rocks, middle Proterozoic.
Workings include underground openings.
Structure: Deposit Follows A Fault Zone Striking N 30 W.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Analytical data from rothrock and others, 1946 nmbmmr bull 21, p. 41
Deposit: Record # d009814 by jerry l. Haug has been incorporated into this record. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept fluorspar occurs in a fissure vein along a N 30 W striking fault zone. Vein ranges from a fe W inches to 5 ft. Thick and can be traced at surface for 650 ft. Southeast from the shaft but is covered by alluvium northwest of the shaft. Fluorspar is dense where no brecciation is present and granular when cementing breccia fragments. Minor wall rock replacement. Ten unpatented claims in the 1940's.
Development: Mine is composed of 10 unpatented claims named the blackbird, jay bird, red hill, limestone hills no. 1 and 2, white hill, virginia, little queen, white eagle, and keystone. Main workings are on the jay bird.
Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013009 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
USA
- New Mexico
- Manzano MountainsMountain Range
- Tijeras Canyon Mining DistrictMining District
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References
Rothrock, H. E., Johnson, C. H., Hahn, A. D. (1946) Fluorspar resources of New Mexico. Bulletin 21. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-21 p.40
