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Locality Name:
Lordsburg, Lordsburg District, Pyramid Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 252467
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252467.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lordsburg, Lordsburg District, Pyramid Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 52

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pyramid District
Virginia District

Latitude: 32°14'34"N
Longitude: 108°43'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.242777777778,-108.73194444444

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledonite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeDigenite
FluoriteLinariteMalachiteMedenbachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTourmaline

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dravite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hinsdalite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Ludjibaite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Pennantite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Saponite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2245535,2455722793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212455313092
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62245555,245578919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26245545,245557,245559,245563,245578,2455835509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7245531,245545,245547,245559,245568,245572,24557611547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71245578450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45245531,245537,245538,245545,2455595516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612455451633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12245533,245537,245543,245545,245546,245550,245551,245559,245561,245562,245572,24557327770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61245541359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)6245545,245546,245554,245555,245568,2455764979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1245546925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4245531,245543,245545,2455595707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS231245531,245535,245537,245538,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245550,245551,245556,245557,245558,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245566,245569,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,245580,24558327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81245545577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl5245534,245535,245543,245567,2455721382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12455453531
Copper  (*)CopperCu4245558,245559,245563,2455753846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2245545,2455464165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2245541,2455632970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)3245547,245553,245581378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S12455311027
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1245555648
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF210245532,245533,245536,245541,245544,245551,245552,245553,245569,2455849617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26245531,245535,245537,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245550,245551,245556,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245569,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,24558324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12455457437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2245543,24554730554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61245545173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39245531,245540,245541,245544,245545,245551,245559,245566,24557314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3245552,245559,2455681689
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6124554582
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63245545,245546,2455472228
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1245559234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21245567987
Ludjibaite  (*)MedenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4124554512
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4124554514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28245545,245546,245550,245557,245559,245563,245568,24558012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212455595800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)5245545,245552,245553,245581,245584362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24245541,245546,245551,24555917380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1245545492
Pennantite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8124554125
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61245545170
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48124554533
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)42245545,245559369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29245531,245541,245544,245545,245546,245551,245559,245566,24557339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12455451725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225245531,245533,245537,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245551,245556,245558,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245569,245573,245575,245579,245580,24558361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2245531,2455611711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23245552,245553,245568454
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1245582301
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12455416417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2245535,2455725186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2245559,2455842473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18245531,245537,245541,245542,245544,245546,245548,245551,245559,245561,245562,245563,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,24558321482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS41245531586
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12455571101
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl7245549,245552,245553,245560,245577,245578,245584605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO415245545,245546,245547,245549,245552,245553,245554,245555,245560,245567,245568,245576,245578,245581,2455841655



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