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Fillmore Canyon prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 20' 35'' North , 106° 34' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Organ323 (2011)9.3km
White Sands1,651 (2017)10.3km
University Park4,192 (2011)17.6km
Las Cruces101,643 (2018)19.0km
San Pablo806 (2011)20.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
34673
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34673:8
GUID (UUID V4):
bac184b9-b45c-4d9f-9e99-0ddb3349002b


200 feet south of Orejon mine

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Jasper'
'Limonite'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Jasper'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3

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