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House Mines, White Oaks Mining District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USAi
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White Oaks Mining DistrictMining District
Lincoln CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 30'' North , 105° 46' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carrizozo941 (2017)19.4km
Capitan1,392 (2017)32.9km
Ruidoso7,739 (2017)51.9km
Corona162 (2017)53.5km
Ruidoso Downs2,586 (2017)53.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
35285
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35285:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Carolyn O; Las Cinco Remas; Prince Mine


Structure: Rio Grande Rift Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Deposit: Uranium probably is in the mineral metatorbernite and was introduced at the same time As the magnetite. U is below economic concentrations. Very little ore-grade material is present, but what is exposed assayed at 60% fe.

Deposit type: Skarn Fe

Geology: Adjacent to the contact between sedimentary rocks and lone mtn syenite.

Rock formation(s): Yeso


Ore(s): Intrusive Contact

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMetatorbernite ?8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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