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Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Silver CityTown
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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View of the Silver City gold-silver mining area, in 1906.

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Cuprite

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
00768570017272014197146.jpg
View of the Silver City gold-silver mining area, in 1906.

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
06839950017272014202204.jpg
Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Cuprite

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
00768570017272014197146.jpg
View of the Silver City gold-silver mining area, in 1906.

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite

Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Silver City10,004 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
3979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3979:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver City is a town and the county seat of Grant County. It became a mining boom town due to silver deposits discovered in the area. The focus shifted from silver to copper with the major copper operations at the nearby Chino Mine (Santa Rita Mine).

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Emmonsite
Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘEmmonsite4.JM.10Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mancos Shale183.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Percha Shale - Box2372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bothrophyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Bothrophyllidae : Bothrophyllum372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Caninia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Caninia372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Theropoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City,_New_Mexico
Wikidata ID:Q985526
GeoNames ID:5491487

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