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Locality Name:
Tierra Blanca District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 33165
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33165.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tierra Blanca District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Argus Claim
Brenda Creek Prospects
Latham Mine
Log Cabin Mine
Lookout Mine
Midnight Claim
Pierce Canyon Iron Deposit
Silver King Mine
South Percha Creek
Wausa Claim

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Te V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Br C Ca Cu H K Mg O Pb Si Te V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumFluoriteMalachite
MeloniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2247219,2472212793
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr0227
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe20361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12472215707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2124722127198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl12472211382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12472213531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12472212970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212472219617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS124722124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2247215,24721630554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32247214,24721814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2247216,247221804
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22247216,24722112537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe20409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22247216,24722139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24247213,247215,247216,24722161156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20253
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12472134894
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2247216,24722121482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe41247216337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe0190
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12472211101


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