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Galena King Mine, Coyote Canyon, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Galena King Mine | Mine |
| Coyote Canyon | Canyon |
| Bernalillo County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 56' 46'' North , 106° 26' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Pine | 1,195 (2011) | 10.7km |
| Cedro | 430 (2011) | 11.2km |
| Carnuel | 1,232 (2011) | 13.2km |
| Tijeras | 541 (2011) | 15.6km |
| Manzano Springs | 137 (2011) | 18.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 25km |
The Galena King/Octoroon/Frustration mines were mined for lead. An attempt was made in the 1940's to mine the Galena King for fluorite but I do not believe any ore was shipped.
The Galena King has two adits (lower and upper), with a connecting winze and a winze in the lower adit and a shallow shaft above the upper adit. The barite from the Octaroon mine is in thin blades while the barite from the Galena King has coarse, opaque blades that are often coated with drusy fluorite or in some case "hooded" by drusy fluorite. Barite from the Frustration mine is not noteworthy and much less common than at the Galena King or Octaroon.
Both the Galena King and the Octoroon mines are in Bernalillo Co. (as well as the Frustration mine). The Octoroon mine is about a half mile west of the Galena King and somewhat lower in elevation. The minerals at the Octaroon are virtually the same as at the Galena King (fluorite, barite, galena, quartz w/minor chalcopyrite and malachite). The barite occurs in bladed, usually white xtals and is more noteworthy than the fluorite. The fluorite is mostly in stepped octahedrons and usually a light purple to blue.
The mines were mapped in 1923 by Fayette Jones (maps held by the NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources). These maps show all the adits and shafts. The mineralized veins are all almost vertical and occur in pre-Cambrian granite (gneiss).
[Ray De Mark 2012]
Structure: Several Northeast-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Analytical data from williams, 1966, p. 13.
Deposit: Deposit consists of fissure veins ranging from a fe W inches to 5 ft. Thick in a northeast to north trending breccia zone containing numerous cavities. Fluorite coats and cements the breccia fragments. Also there are small amounts of barite, quartz, calcite, and galena. Two patented claims and three unpatented claims mineral survey number 1849 covering 82.685 acres. This record contains data from record d009816 by ronald g. Worl which has been deleted from mrds. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Rock formation(s): Sevilleta Rhyolite
Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone
Ore(s): Deposits Occur Along A Northeast-Striking Fault.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| 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 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10013010 |
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Galena King Mine, Coyote Canyon, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA