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Two Forty-eight prospect, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Two Forty-eight prospect | Prospect |
| Brewster County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 19' 35'' North , 103° 34' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Study Butte | 233 (2011) | 3.7km |
| Manuel Benavides | 916 (2014) | 40.9km |
| Álamos de San Antonio | 131 (2013) | 50.0km |
Structure: Asymmetric Terlingua Anticline
Alteration: Argillic Alteration
Deposit: Fracture filling and replacement in and adjacent to a steep breccia pipe. Pipe is at least 800 ft deep and up to 100 ft in diameter. This record includes information from duplicate record d002777 by william j. Hasler (77 06) which has been deleted
Development: Econ.com: mine had problems with h2s gas and flooding. A 40 tpd heereschoff furnace installed 1940.
Geology: Breccia pipe is intruded at several levels by syenogabbro sills and dikes. ; geol.desc: cret. Limestone and shale is cut by n- W trending normal faults. Vertical breccia pipe in cret boquillas flags. Boquillas flags intruded by syenogabbro at 465 feet belo W shaft collar
Rock formation(s): Boquillas & Shale;Buda;Del Rio
Ore(s): Solution Collapse Breccia Pipe In Limestone
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Habit: trapazohedra Colour: colorless (brown with bitumen inclusions) References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103780 |
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Two Forty-eight prospect, Brewster County, Texas, USA