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Estancia Basin, North America Platei
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Estancia BasinBasin
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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Ant hill garnet locality

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Selenium

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Fluorite

New Mexico, USA
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Ant hill garnet locality

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Selenium

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Fluorite

New Mexico, USA
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Ant hill garnet locality

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Selenium

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:
Basin
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Estancia1,597 (2017)
Willard241 (2017)


The Estancia Basin is a composite basin dominated by rift basin development in central New Mexico. The basin outline also includes Permian strata correlative with the Permian of the Permian Basin to the southeast.

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: NSS Bulletin 56:27-24 (1994)
β“˜ 'Carbonite (of Heinrich)'
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed, 1996
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Reference: Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed, 1996
β“˜ 'Gummite'
Reference: Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed., 1996
β“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: NSS Bulletin 56:27-24 (1994)
β“˜ Monohydrocalcite
Formula: CaCO3 · H2O
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: NSS Bulletin 56:27-24 (1994)
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Pyrope

McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
β“˜ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Habit: crusts
Colour: green, blue-green
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ 'Sunstone'
Locality: New Mexico, USA
Reference: Mason, A. (1976) The world of Rocks and Minerals. New York, N.Y., Larousse & Co., 108 pages.
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Reference: Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed., 1996
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Reference: Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed., 1996

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Monohydrocalcite5.CB.20CaCO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Carbonite (of Heinrich)'-
β“˜'Gummite'-
β“˜'Sunstone'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Cβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

Fossils

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References

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Coleman, J.L., Jr., and Cahan, S.M., 2012, Preliminary catalog of the sedimentary basins of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1111, 27 p. (plus 4 figures and 1 table available as separate files) Available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1111/.

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