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Lion No. 2 Mine, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Lion No. 2 MineMine (Inactive)
Central Mining District (Bayard District)Mining District
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 46' 36'' North , 108° 7' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2003
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)1.7km
Bayard2,264 (2017)1.7km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)5.2km
Hanover167 (2011)5.6km
North Hurley300 (2011)6.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico14km
Mindat Locality ID:
35828
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35828:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former occurrence/mine.

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an adit, pits and surface outcroppings. The adit is now plugged with backfill.

Structure: Slate Fault, Owl-Hobo Fault

Deposit: Veins along the slate fault, a footwall spur of the owl-hobo fault, that trends ene and dips 70se cutting the cretaceous colorado formation and a cretaceous quartz diorite dike.

Rock formation(s): Colorado


Ore(s): Veins Along Faults Near Igneous Intrusive

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Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Calamine'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ 'Cuprodescloizite'
ⓘ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite
Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
ⓘ 'Wad'
ⓘ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Cobalt-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Co)CO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘDescloizite
var. Copper-bearing Descloizite
8.BH.40Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
ⓘ8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘMottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘVanadinite
var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
8.BN.05Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
ⓘ8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Calamine'-
ⓘ'Cuprodescloizite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Hⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Oⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Vⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Vⓘ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Znⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Pbⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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