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San Francisco mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco mine | Mine |
| New Placers District | Mining District |
| Santa Fe County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 15' 10'' North , 106° 6' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Pedro | 184 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Cedar Grove | 747 (2011) | 12.2km |
| Madrid | 204 (2011) | 17.7km |
| Los Cerrillos | 321 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Cerrillos | 241 (2006) | 20.7km |
Part of San Pedro group. Copper mine.
Structure: A Dome-Like Warp
Tectonics: San Pedro-Ortiz Porphyry Belt
Deposit: Discovery year: 1950-1951 sparse scheelite mineralization occurs with copper sulfides and oxides, gold and pyrite along 3 bedding plane fractures in a highly silicified and garnetized limestone. The ore is found associated with carbonaceous debris in tabular or irregular pod-like shapes. The ore horizon is often found in coarse-grained sandstone or in lower channel sandstones. See also: alta mine; black jack no. 1 mine, black jack no. 2 mine, evelyn mine, francis mine, and mariano lake mine, red top mine, ruby no. 1 and no. 2 decline ruby no. 3 and no. 4 decline, and silver bit mine. Mclemore's (1983) open-file report has the most comprehensive bibliography. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept discovery year: late 1880's
Development: The mariano lake mine operated by gulf resources corp. Is the only mine presently in operation.
Geology: The deposits occur in both the brushy basin and westwater canyon members of the morrison formation.
Rock formation(s): Madera Limestone
Ore(s): Bedding Plane Fractures
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10087982 |
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