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Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USAi
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Sanidine, etc.

Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Sanidine, etc.

Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Sanidine, etc.

Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 52' 37'' North , 107° 52' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.87708,-107.88170
GeoHash:
G#: 9tg7114fy
GRN:
N22W65
Locality type:
Canyon
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mimbres667 (2011)9.4km
Hanover167 (2011)20.8km
Bayard2,264 (2017)26.5km
Santa Clara1,638 (2017)27.3km
North Hurley300 (2011)29.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.Silver City, New Mexico39km


Includes several rock type: Granite pegmatite well-known for large moonstone grains, also tuff


Deposit: Crystals 8-24 in long, 3-15 in diameter; owl pegmatite strikes n55e, dips 60-75nw, 12 ft long, 6 ft wide, crystals up to 2.5 ft x 4 ft. Discovery year: 1920's

Geology: Small bodies within rhyolite porphyry plug that intrudes rhyolite tuffs of tertiary age.

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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


11 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: {CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Northrup, F., 1996, Minerals of New Mexico
β“˜ Beryllonite
Formula: NaBePO4
Reference: Northrup, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd Rev. Ed., 1996
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 116
β“˜ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Reference: Northrup, F., 1996, Minerals of New Mexico
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: Northrup, F., 1996, Minerals of New Mexico
β“˜ 'Heulandite'
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 116
β“˜ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Moonstone'
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
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Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 116
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Beryllonite ?8.AA.10NaBePO4
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b{CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chabazite'-
β“˜'Heulandite'-
β“˜'Hornblende'-
β“˜'Moonstone'-
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylloniteNaBePO4
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BerylloniteNaBePO4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ BerylloniteNaBePO4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ BerylloniteNaBePO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce){CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 116
LaBruzza, F. A., (1996): Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd Rev. Ed.
Carter, M.D., (1977), Gem Materials, in Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 87, P. 267-276.
Kelly, V.C., and Branson, O.T., (1947), Shallow, High-temperature Pegmatites, Grant County, New Mexico: Economic Geology, V. 42, No. 8, P. 699-712.

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