| Reference Type | Report (issue) |
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| Title | Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico |
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| Report | Bulletin |
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| Authors | Gillerman, Elliot G. | Author |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Issue | < 83 > |
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| Publisher | New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources | Place | Socorro, NM |
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| Download URL | https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/monographs/bulletins/downloads/83/B-83.pdf |
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| DOI | doi:10.58799/b-83Search in ResearchGate |
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| Classification | Not set | LoC | Not set |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 17308797 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:17308797:0 |
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| GUID | 1e3f9888-545c-48f6-9327-003c40c7708d |
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| Full Reference | Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-83 |
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| Plain Text | Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-83 |
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| In | Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico - Bulletin |
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| Abstract/Notes | Grant County has produced more than a billion dollars worth of metals and minerals since 1880. Most of this has come from the eastern part of the county, but important amounts of copper, gold, silver, fluorspar, and turquoise were mined from the western half. Lesser amounts of zinc, lead, and manganese and small amounts of tungsten, uranium, perlite, and ricolite have also been produced. Concentrations of other commodities present include nickel, cobalt, bismuth, molybdenum, and rare earths.Mineral deposits occur in the Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks and in the Tertiary volcanic rocks that occupy most of the western part of the county. They are associated with northwest and northeast-to-east fractures and with intruded stocks and plugs. Major districts are at the intersection of the structural trends.The largest and most productive mineral deposits are in the Big Burro Mountains. The supergene-enriched copper deposits at Tyrone have accounted for most of the copper produced, and the outlook for future production is excellent. Copper also occurs elsewhere in the mountains, and numerous deposits have been exploited. Fluorspar and turquoise have been mined, and large amounts of fluorspar still remain. In the White Signal subdistrict, gold, copper, and uranium deposits are numerous. Mining here essentially has been confined to the oxidized zone, and only small amounts of gold, radium, and uranium have been produced.In the Steeple rock district, gold and silver were the major commodities produced in the early days of mining, but in recent years lead, zinc, and copper have been extracted in significant amounts. In the Bullard Peak district, silver was produced from veins that contain native silver, nickel, cobalt, and uranium.Other major districts include Gold Hill, Gila, Redrock, Malone, Little Burro Mountains, and Soldier's Farewell. Excluding perlite, diatomite, clay, and dimension stone, most of the mineral deposits are hydrothermal in origin, but oxidation and supergene enrichment have been important in concentrating the low-grade ores into deposits of economic worth. A few small deposits in the Redrock area were formed by metamorphic processes. Rare-earth-bearing pegmatites are in the Big Burro Mountains and Gold Hill. |
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| Locality | Mineral(s) |
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| Eccles Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Quartz |
| Evening Star Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Scheelite |
| Giant Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Greenrock Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Epidote, β Garnet Group, β Muscovite, β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Morning Star Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Pacemaker Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Molybdenite, β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Rice-Graves deposit, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Zelma Mine, Bullard Peak, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorite Group, β Epidote, β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Alhambra Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Pitchblende, β Uraninite |
| Good Hope Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Silver |
| Granada prospect, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Pitchblende, β Silver, β Uraninite |
| Hobson Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite |
| Midnight Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Silver |
| Alpha Deposit, Bound Ranch Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Epidote, β Garnet Group, Hornblende, β Quartz, β Scheelite |
| Doublestrike Prospects, Bound Ranch Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite, β Gold |
| Hillside Mine, Bound Ranch Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz, β Scheelite, β Wolframite Group |
| Mose Trimmer Mine, Bound Ranch Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Baryte, β Galena, β Quartz |
| Bismuth Lode Mine, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Bismuth, β Bismutite |
| Austin-Amazon Mine, Burro Peak, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Bornite, β Calcite, β Chalcocite, β Chalcopyrite, β Copper, β Malachite, β Molybdenite, β Quartz, β Tenorite, β Torbernite |
| Beasley Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Chalcocite |
| Mayflower Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Pyrite |
| National Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcocite, β Malachite, β Pyrite |
| Little Rock Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcocite, β Chalcopyrite, β Chrysocolla |
| National Copper Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Calcite, β Chalcopyrite, β Chrysocolla, β Quartz |
| Ohio Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcedony, β Chrysocolla, β Fluorite, β Hematite, β Limonite, β Malachite, β Quartz |
| Southern Star Mine, Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla, β Crednerite |
| Copeland Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Calcite, β Chalcopyrite, β Galena, β Malachite, β Molybdenite, β Quartz, β Sphalerite, β Tenorite |
| Gold Gulch Placer, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold |
| Hop Williams Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Malachite |
| John Malone Shaft, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Calcite, β Hematite, β Limonite, β Malachite, β Pyrite, β Specularite |
| Moneymaker Prospect, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Moody Workings, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Hematite, β Malachite, β Specularite |
| Neglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Baryte, β Bornite, β Chalcopyrite, β Covellite, β Galena, β Gold, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sphalerite |
| Summit Deposit, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Galena |
| Vertical Shaft Section 23, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Hematite, β Malachite, β Specularite, β Tenorite |
| Wild Irishman No. 5 Claims, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Malachite, β Torbernite |
| Apache Trail Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Enstatite, β Fluorite, β Hematite, β Limonite, β Magnetite, β Malachite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Specularite, β Torbernite |
| Azure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla, β Halloysite, β Hematite, β Kaolinite, β Malachite, β Tenorite |
| Copper Mountain Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla |
| Emma Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Chalcocite, β Chrysocolla, β Cuprite, β Malachite, β Pyrite, β Tenorite |
| Liberty Bell Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Chalcocite, β Chrysocolla, β Wad |
| Parker Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Turquoise |
| Porterfield Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcedony, β Halloysite, β Hematite, β Limonite, β Opal, β Quartz, β Turquoise |
| Surprise Claim, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla, β Crednerite, β Hematite, β Malachite, β Tenorite |
| Astrologer Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcocite, β Chalcopyrite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sphalerite |
| Beaumont Shaft, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Galena, β Limonite, β Molybdenite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Silver, β Wad |
| Bolton Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcocite, β Chalcopyrite, β Molybdenite, β Pyrite |
| Foster Zinc Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Sphalerite |
| Lone Pine Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Bornite, β Cerussite, β Galena, β Pyrite |
| Long Lost Brother Prospect, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcedony, β Jasper, β Quartz, β Wad |
| Osmer Gold Mine, West Burro Mountains, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Bismutite, β Fluorite, β Galena, β Gold, β Hematite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Wulfenite |
| Black Bob Prospect, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Psilomelane |
| Cliff Roy Mine, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Opal, β Psilomelane |
| Cora Miller Mine, Cliff Area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz |
| Bluebird Fluorspar Mine (Friday Prospect; 'A' Spar Nos. 1 and 2), Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Fluorite, β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Bluebird Mine (Gold and Tungsten Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Scheelite, β Wolframite Group |
| Bruff Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Gold, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Climax Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Galena, β Gold, β Quartz |
| Coop Mine (Good Luck Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Cerussite, β Galena, β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Silver, β Sphalerite |
| Langford Fluorspar Prospect, Langford Hills, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Autunite, β Calcite, β Fluorite, β Quartz |
| Never Fail Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Chlorite Group, β Epidote, β Gold, β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| North Pegmatite, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Albite, β Biotite, β Magnetite, β Microcline, β Quartz |
| Ruby Silver Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| South Pegmatite, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite, β Garnet Group, β Microcline, β Muscovite, β Quartz |
| Standard Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Limonite, β Quartz |
| White Rock Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Allanite Group, β Biotite, β Cyrtolite, β Euxenite-(Y), β Feldspar Group, β Garnet Group, β Magnetite, β Microcline, β Muscovite, β Perthite, β Quartz, β Samarskite-(Y), β Zircon |
| Ace High Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite |
| Boston group, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Malachite, β Pyrite |
| Contact Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcopyrite, β Chlorargyrite, β Galena, β Psilomelane, β Pyrite, β Pyrolusite, β Sphalerite |
| Full Moon Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Galena, β Sphalerite |
| Jersey Lily Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorargyrite, β Torbernite |
| Montezuma group, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Malachite, β Pyrite |
| Snowflake Mine, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Chlorargyrite |
| Tullock property, Little Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Malachite |
| Hillcrest Mine (Young Man Mine), Malone Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Malone Mine, Malone Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Patanka Mine (Gold Coin Mine), Malone Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcopyrite, β Galena, β Gold, β Hematite, β Kaolinite, β Muscovite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sericite, β Sphalerite |
| Uncle Jimmy Thwaits Mine, Malone Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold |
| Ash Creek Canyon Quarry, Ash Creek, Ricolite Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysotile, β Magnetite |
| Lakeview Prospect, Seventy-Four Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite |
| Rain Creek Fluorspar Mine (Good Hope Mine), Seventy-Four Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Fluorite, β Quartz |
| Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Amethyst, β Baryte, β Chalcocite, β Chalcopyrite, β Chlorite Group, β Epidote, β Galena, β Kaolinite, β Limonite, β Muscovite, β Quartz, β Sericite, β Sphalerite, β Tetrahedrite Subgroup, β Wad |
| Black Willow Prospect, Bitter Creek Area, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Pyrite |
| East Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Gold, β Pyromorphite |
| Bluebird Shaft, East Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite |
| Thanksgiving Mine, East Camp, Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Chlorargyrite, β Silver |
| Mohawk Mine (Bitter Creek Mine), Steeple Rock Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Black Eagle Mine, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Fluorite, β Psilomelane, β Pyrolusite |
| Copper Deposits, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla, β Malachite |
| Great Eagle Mine, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcedony, β Quartz |
| Hard Pan Mine (German Mine), Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Chalcopyrite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sphalerite |
| Hope Prospect, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcedony, β Quartz |
| Jackpot Prospect, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Psilomelane |
| Lead Mountain, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chrysocolla, β Fluorite, β Galena, β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Wad |
| Slate Creek Deposit, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Amethyst, β Bornite, β Chalcopyrite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sphalerite |
| Telegraph Mine, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Hematite, β Limonite, β Quartz, β Wad |
| Clover Leaf Prospect (Blackmar Prospect; Blackmoor), Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite, β Quartz |
| Purple Heart Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Quartz, β Wad |
| Rambling Ruby, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite, β Quartz |
| Uranium Deposits, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Torbernite |
| Acme Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorite Group, β Limonite, β Torbernite |
| Banner Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Pyrite |
| Blackman Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Calcite, β Chlorargyrite, β Fluorite, β Galena |
| Blue Jay Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Autunite, β Limonite, β Pitchblende, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Torbernite, β Uraninite |
| Bouncing Bet Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Gold, β Limonite, β Malachite, β Quartz |
| California Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorite Group, β Limonite, β Torbernite |
| Chapman Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Pyrite, β Turquoise |
| Edmunds Shaft, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Calcite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Sphalerite |
| Eugenie Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chalcocite, β Torbernite |
| Floyd Collins Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Autunite, β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Torbernite |
| Gold Lake placer, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Bismuth, β Gold, β Pyrope |
| Hines Property, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Fluorite, β Scheelite |
| Hummer Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Inez Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorite Group, β Epidote, β Gold, β Limonite, β Torbernite |
| Merry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Autunite, β Bismite, β Bismutite, β Chalcopyrite, β Gold, β Muscovite, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Sericite |
| New Years Gift Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Bismutite, β Gold, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Torbernite |
| Red Bird Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Limonite, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Red Dodson Adit, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Chlorargyrite, β Galena |
| Red Hill Turquoise Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Quartz, β Turquoise |
| Russell pegmatite, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Euxenite-(Y), β Microcline, β Muscovite, β Quartz |
| Shamrock Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Timmer Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Chlorargyrite |
| Tullock Shaft, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Azurite, β Chalcedony, β Chalcocite, β Opal, β Pyrite, β Quartz, β Torbernite |
| Uncle Sam Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Acanthite, β Galena, β Pyrite, β Quartz |
| Wheatly Pegmatite, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | β Euxenite-(Y), β Microcline, β Muscovite, β Quartz |
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