Borate deposit, La Salada, Tubutama Municipality, Sonora, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Borate deposit | Deposit |
La Salada | - not defined - |
Tubutama Municipality | Municipality |
Sonora | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~40km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
211912
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211912:3
GUID (UUID V4):
d4fad317-dd3d-4fe5-9a99-1cbd0d6ea763
Colemanite beds with minor howlite, interlayered with mudstone and sandstone.
Located about 15 km northwest of Tubutama.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
β Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Howlite Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 6 - Borates | |||
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β | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O |
β | Howlite | 6.CB.20 | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
H | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
O | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Howlite | Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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