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Sacaton Creek area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
GRN:
N23W65
Type:
Area
Kรถppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
54481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54481:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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7 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
USGS Bull 1451
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
USGS Bull 1451
โ“˜ 'Copper Stain'
โ“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
USGS Bull 1451
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
USGS Bull 1451
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
USGS Bull 1451
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
USGS Bull 1451

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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