Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 3981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bingham
Hansonburg Copper Mine

Latitude: 33°49'39"N
Longitude: 106°22'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.8275,-106.36777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte
Brackebuschite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Molybdenite	Murdochite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise

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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Sr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte
Brackebuschite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Coronadite
Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diaspore Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Molybdenite Murdochite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tetrahedrite Turquoise

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Barytocalcite ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Creedite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Murdochite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Otavite ()*
Phosgenite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Scrutinyite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stolzite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tsumebite ()*
Turquoise ()*	Witherite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0		2793
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	0		312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	9	247256,247258,247264,247265,247266,247271,247274,247276,247279	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	0		1588
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	4	247258,247267,247268,247279	246
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	247262	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	4	247258,247266,247270,247279	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	247279,247283	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	16	247257,247258,247262,247264,247266,247267,247268,247270,247271,247272,247274,247275,247276,247277,247279,247281	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	0		83
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	247258,247266,247279	132
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	7	247258,247264,247266,247267,247271,247274,247279	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	247258,247264,247276,247277,247279,247280	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	5	247258,247264,247266,247279,247280	359
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	0		1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	9	247258,247264,247266,247268,247269,247274,247275,247276,247279	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	247268	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	247258,247264,247268,247269,247279	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	247279	77
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	5	247258,247264,247266,247271,247279	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	247258	2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	0		363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	247258,247268	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	3	247258,247264,247279	151
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	247279	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	247264,247268	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	247279	310
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O	2	247258,247279	48
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	247258,247268	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	4	247258,247266,247268,247279	179
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	247279	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	247268	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	21	247256,247258,247259,247260,247261,247262,247263,247264,247265,247266,247267,247268,247269,247270,247271,247272,247274,247275,247276,247277,247279	9617
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	1	247258	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	17	247257,247258,247262,247263,247264,247265,247266,247268,247270,247271,247274,247275,247276,247277,247279,247280,247282	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	247269,247279	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	247258	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6	247258,247264,247268,247274,247276,247279	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	247266,247279	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	7	247258,247266,247267,247268,247269,247270,247279	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	247258,247264	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4	247258,247264,247276,247279	2228
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	0		593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	0		581
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	2	247279,247280	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	11	247258,247260,247262,247264,247265,247266,247267,247268,247271,247276,247279	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	247258,247268,247279,247280	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	247258	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	2	247258,247276	362
Murdochite ()*	Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂	5	247258,247264,247266,247270,247279	34
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	247283	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	2	247258,247264	25
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1	247280	142
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	4	247258,247268,247270,247279	158
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	247279	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	247258	477
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	247279,247280	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	247258	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	4	247258,247264,247279,247280	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	18	247256,247258,247262,247263,247264,247265,247266,247267,247268,247270,247271,247274,247275,247276,247277,247278,247279,247280	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	0		1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	6	247258,247264,247266,247267,247278,247279	454
Scrutinyite ()*	Columbite	PbO₂	3	247264,247279,247280	6
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	247258	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	5	247258,247262,247268,247270,247279	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	247258,247262,247264,247268	21482
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	1	247280	156
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	0		332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	247258	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	247283	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	247258	1101
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	1	247279	32
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	2	247279,247280	484
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	0		251
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	7	247258,247262,247264,247270,247274,247275,247279	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060135	Blanchard Mine (Portales-Blanchard Mine; Hansonburg Lead Mine; McCarthy Lead Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R060135
R080023	Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R080023
R080020	Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R080020
R080019	Snake Pit Mine, Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R080019
R080018	Snake Pit Mine, Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R080018

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