Rockhound State Park, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
34598
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34598:8
GUID (UUID V4):
59c18102-62b0-4583-bdc1-f5594f18c4ae
This state park was established in 1966 for the collecting of rocks and minerals for personal use, the first such park in the United States.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Jasper' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Colour: white, bluish-white, yellow Fluorescence: green (SW) |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Agate |
| β Quartz var. Brecciated Agate Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Thomsonite-Ca Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | var. Brecciated Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Thomsonite-Ca | 9.GA.10 | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] Β· 6H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| O | β Quartz var. Brecciated Agate | SiO2 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Si | β Quartz var. Brecciated Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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