Bandelier tuff, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bandelier tuff | - not defined - |
| Sandoval County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 46' 57'' North , 106° 16' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 5,725 (2011) | 7.9km |
| Los Alamos | 12,019 (2011) | 12.1km |
| Cochiti Lake | 569 (2011) | 16.1km |
| San Ildefonso Pueblo | 524 (2011) | 18.4km |
| Cochiti | 528 (2011) | 20.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos Geological Society | Los Alamos, New Mexico | 12km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49338:2
GUID (UUID V4):
fe50b7d1-fb90-48f2-ba9c-3e93b750dfb0
About one million years ago a massive volcanic eruption occurred in New Mexico 18 miles northwest of Bandelier National Monument producing the Valles Caldera. The ash flows from this event covered much of New Mexico in some places to a depth of 1000 feet. As the ash cooled it welded into a thick tuff that outcrops along Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument. The Ancestral Pueblo people carved dwellings into the soft tuff and quarried blocks of the tuff for the construction of buildings.
The Valles Caldera is obvious in the satellite photos.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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Bandelier tuff, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA