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Chama Placers District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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ⓘGold1.AA.05Au

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Auⓘ GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euceratherium collinum
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Euceratherium : Euceratherium collinum2.588 - 0 Ma
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Mclemore, V.T., and North, R.M., (1984), Occurrences of Precious Metals and Uranium Along the Rio Grande Rift in Northern New Mexico, in Scott, B.W., Ed., Rio Grande Rift; Northern New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 35 P.

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