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Champion mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 13' 8'' North , 105° 47' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.21892,-105.79599
GeoHash:
G#: 9wky093ww
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rio Lucio389 (2011)6.8km
Chamisal310 (2011)7.9km
Dixon926 (2011)8.6km
PeΓ±asco589 (2011)11.3km
Vadito270 (2011)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
47533
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47533:1
GUID (UUID V4):
00d253e8-0a55-4087-9031-b1ca82b63e8b


Structure: Copper Hill Anticline Plunges West-Southwest And The Champion Mine Is Located Along With Axis Of The Anticline.

Deposit: 9 patented claims mineral survey number 1049 covering 123.3 acres.

Rock formation(s): Ortega Formation


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ 'Argentite'
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜'Argentite'2.BA.52Ag2S
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ ArgentiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ ArgentiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

MONTGOMERY, A., (1953) NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
Schilling, J.H., (1960) Nmbmmr Bull 71, P. 102-103
Miller, J.P., Montgomery, A., and Sutherland, P.K., (1963) Nmbmmr Mem 11, 106 Pages
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1994-2005
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