Mine detail: Hunter Mine

Previously called 'Tarantula HillsRather'

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Location: Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.18934, -105.45136
dep_id: 10085669
mrds_id: W701296
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Uranium, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Magnetite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Torbernite
gangue: Calcite, Chalcedony, Quartz
model: 60: Skarn Zn-Pb
alteration: Argillic Alteration Of Syenite May Not Be Ore-Related.
Reporter: Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Espy Formation
hrock_type: Syenite,Marble,Clastic Sedimentary Rock
arock_unit: Tertiary Intrusion
arock_type: Syenite
Structure: The Vein Appears To Cut Across The Red Hills Thrust, A Laramide Structure.
References:
  • Deposit:: PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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