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San Miguel mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAi
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San Miguel mine, Nacimiento Mountains Mining District, New Mexico, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' 57'' North , 106° 53' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 736 (2017) | 18.5km |
| Jemez Springs | 253 (2017) | 20.5km |
| La Cueva | 168 (2017) | 21.6km |
| La Jara | 207 (2011) | 25.9km |
| Cañon | 327 (2011) | 27.0km |
Mined primarily "fossil" wood replacements of chalcocite (logs up to 2 1/2 feet in diameter by 60 feet in length). Had a small amount of silver (2 1/2 - 3 ounces / ton)
Structure: Nacimiento Fault Nacimiento Fault And Two Minor Faults
Tectonics: Nacimiento Uplift
Deposit: Two west-trending faults about 800 ft apart bound most of the mineralized area. The mineralization occurs mainly As chalcocite in fossilized wood and trees or As concretionary nodules.
Geology: The deposit occurs in the agua zarca sandstone member of the chinle formation.
Rock formation(s): Chinle
Ore(s): Carbonized Wood Fragments And Paleochannels.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Sphalerite ? Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite ? | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101378 |
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- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Nacimiento Mountains Mining DistrictMining District
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San Miguel mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA