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St Joseph deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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St Joseph depositDeposit
La Jarita-Apache areaArea
Petaca Mining DistrictMining District
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
New MexicoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 23'' North , 106° 2' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.52314,-106.04728
GeoHash:
G#: 9wkxfbfdx
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
LaMadera154 (2017)15.1km
El Rito808 (2011)23.6km
Arroyo Hondo474 (2011)33.7km
Canjilon256 (2011)35.2km
San Cristobal273 (2011)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
242326
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242326:8
GUID (UUID V4):
686babdb-9269-4326-90ba-5f084bae6ebf


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Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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References

Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico pp.136-137
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-91
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