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Seven Heart Gap Barite deposits, Culberson County, Texas, USAi
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Seven Heart Gap Barite depositsGroup of Deposits
Culberson CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 15' 17'' North , 104° 29' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.25500,-104.48750
GeoHash:
G#: 9tt9y3f98
GRN:
N21W64
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Van Horn1,928 (2017)40.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
42779
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42779:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: High-Angle, North-Northwest-Trending Faults And Solution Collapse Features Complicate The Regional Structure.

Alteration: Replacement Of Anhydrite By Barite

Deposit: Replacement of limestone (perhaps formerly anhydrite) beds and of the matrix of breccias.

Deposit type: Carbonate-hosted epigenetic barite

Development: Exploration 1978-1979, 1981. Production in late 1950's and early 1960's.

Geology: Was suggested that connate waters (possibly brines) introduced barium.

Rock formation(s): Castile Formation (Within 33 Ft [10 M] Of Base)


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4 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

Univ Tex Pub (4301), P. 106-108.
Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.
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