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Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa), Springer, Colfax Co., New Mexico, USA
A phonolite sill, consisting of alkali feldspar, zeolites and nepheline, which caps a mesa of olivine basalts and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.
Mineral List
57 entries listed. 51 valid minerals.
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References
DeMark, R. S. (1984): Minerals of Point of Rocks, New Mexico. Mineralogical Record: 15: 150-156.
Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60: 229.
(1990) USGS Professional Paper 1507
Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World: 67.
Northrop (1996), Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. revised edition.
Piilonen, P.C., et al. (2003): Insights into astrophyllite-group minerals. I. Nomenclature, composition and development of a general standard formula. Canadian Mineralogist 41, 1-26. [with analysis of kupletskite from Point of Rocks]
Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60: 229.
(1990) USGS Professional Paper 1507
Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World: 67.
Northrop (1996), Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. revised edition.
Piilonen, P.C., et al. (2003): Insights into astrophyllite-group minerals. I. Nomenclature, composition and development of a general standard formula. Canadian Mineralogist 41, 1-26. [with analysis of kupletskite from Point of Rocks]
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