Hiawatha Lode and Placer Deposit, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hiawatha Lode and Placer Deposit | Prospect |
| Taylor Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Catron County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 29' 43'' North , 107° 52' 47'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hardcastle Creek Deposit
Deposit: Reference to record 010: iron oxide is a deleterious mineral area had been investigated both by us geol survey and bur. O staff for its tin potenial in the early 1940s. Reference to record 060: cassiterite found with hematite in semi-irregular stringers contained in strongly kaolinized rhylolite porphyry. Cassiterite found in hardcastle crk gravel beds downstream from where cassiterite outcrops. Reference to record 080: average length of mineral zone pert length of placer deposit. Strike and dip pertain to cassit veins in phyolite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Fries, Carl, (1940), Tin Deposits of the Black Range Catron An
Harley, George townsend, (1934), Geology and Ore Deposits of S
Harrington, E. R., (1943), Tin in New Mexico: Mines Magazine,
Hill, J. M., (1921), the Taylor Creek Tin Deposits, New Mexico
Volin, M. E., Et Al., (1947), Catron and Sierra Counties Tin
Deposits, New Mexico: USBM R. I. (4068), 60 Pp.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10198870 |
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