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Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mariposa Mine | Mine |
| Brewster County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 19' 5'' North , 103° 41' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Study Butte | 233 (2011) | 15.8km |
| Manuel Benavides | 916 (2014) | 31.2km |
| Álamos de San Antonio | 131 (2013) | 44.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
California Mountain Mine
Second-largest mercury producer in the district.
Deposit: Cinnabar replacement of clay matrix in collapse breccia
Development: Econ.com: a Scott furnace installed 1899. Mariposa mining co. operated two 10 tpd (ton per day) Scott furnaces and leased the 50 tpd Terlingua furnace during World War I. F.W. Oakes Jr. installed a 30 tpd rotary furnace in 1928 which was moved to the Study Butte mine in 1930.
Geology: Cretaceous Limestone and shale is cut by NW trending normal faults; host: Grayson Fm shale, Devil's River limestone intruded by soda latite dikes and sills
Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Limestone; Del Rio Clay
Ore(s): Solution collapse along limestone-clay contact.
Deposit: Cinnabar replacement of clay matrix in collapse breccia
Development: Econ.com: a Scott furnace installed 1899. Mariposa mining co. operated two 10 tpd (ton per day) Scott furnaces and leased the 50 tpd Terlingua furnace during World War I. F.W. Oakes Jr. installed a 30 tpd rotary furnace in 1928 which was moved to the Study Butte mine in 1930.
Geology: Cretaceous Limestone and shale is cut by NW trending normal faults; host: Grayson Fm shale, Devil's River limestone intruded by soda latite dikes and sills
Rock formation(s): Santa Elena Limestone; Del Rio Clay
Ore(s): Solution collapse along limestone-clay contact.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities24 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver var. Amalgam ? | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
| ⓘ | ? | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Corderoite | 2.FC.15a | Hg2+3S2Cl2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Eglestonite | 3.DD.05 | [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Terlinguaite | 3.DD.20 | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| ⓘ | Pinchite | 3.DD.25 | Hg2+5Cl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Gianellaite (TL) | 3.DD.30 | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| ⓘ | Mosesite | 3.DD.30 | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Kleinite | 3.DD.35 | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Terlinguacreekite (TL) | 3.DD.55 | Hg2+3Cl2O2 |
| ⓘ | Comancheite (TL) | 3.DD.65 | Hg2+55N3-24(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Montroydite | 4.AC.15 | HgO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Edgarbaileyite | 9.BC.25 | [Hg2]2+3[Si2O7] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| H | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gianellaite | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| N | ⓘ Gianellaite | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| N | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| N | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| O | ⓘ Edgarbaileyite | [Hg2]32+[Si2O7] |
| O | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gianellaite | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
| O | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pinchite | Hg52+Cl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| O | ⓘ Terlinguacreekite | Hg32+Cl2O2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Edgarbaileyite | [Hg2]32+[Si2O7] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| S | ⓘ Gianellaite | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| Cl | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Pinchite | Hg52+Cl2O4 |
| Cl | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Terlinguacreekite | Hg32+Cl2O2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Comancheite | Hg552+N243-(NH2,OH)4(Cl,Br)34 |
| Hg | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Edgarbaileyite | [Hg2]32+[Si2O7] |
| Hg | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Hg | ⓘ Gianellaite | [(Hg2N)2](SO4)(H2O)x |
| Hg | ⓘ Kleinite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4) · nH2O |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Montroydite | HgO |
| Hg | ⓘ Mosesite | (Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O |
| Hg | ⓘ Pinchite | Hg52+Cl2O4 |
| Hg | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Terlinguacreekite | Hg32+Cl2O2 |
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References
Roberts, A. C., Ansell, H. G., Dunn, P. J. (1981) Comancheite, a new mercury oxychloride-bromide from Terlingua, Texas. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19 (3) 393-396
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
Roberts, A. C., Gault, R. A., Paar, W. H., Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C., Burns, P. C., Cisneros, S., Foord, E. E. (2005) Terlinguacreekite, Hg2+3O2Cl2, a new mineral species from the Perry Pit, Mariposa Mine, Terlingua Mining District, Brewster County, Texas, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (3) 1055-1060 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.3.1055
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