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Mountain Key Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mountain Key MineMine
Pinos Altos Mining DistrictMining District
Grant CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 51' 52'' North , 108° 15' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.86455,-108.25034
GeoHash:
G#: 9tg4bwy9b
GRN:
N22W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pinos Altos198 (2011)2.7km
Arenas Valley1,522 (2011)10.0km
Rosedale394 (2017)10.6km
Silver City10,004 (2017)10.9km
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)13.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico11km
Mindat Locality ID:
48901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48901:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Claims; Mountain Key; Wild Bill; Lock Vein


Just west of town
Alteration: Sericitization, Pyritization, With Some Alteration To Kaolinite

Deposit: Vein trending NE and dipping 50nw, in hornblende quartz monzonite porphyry. Vein is up to 1 m thick. Cu increases with depth. One claim mineral survey number 1924 and one unsurveyed claim. This record contains data from record d011733 by ron worl which has been deleted from mrds. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Ore(s): Fault-Fracture Structural Control.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10087799

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L. C., AND GORDON, C. H., (1910) USGS PP 68, P. 297-300
PAIGE, S., (1911) USGS BULL 470, P. 109-119
Jones, W. R., Moore, S. L., and Pratt, W. P., (1970) USGS Geologic Map, Gq-865
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