Mesa Alta, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mesa Alta | Prospect |
Rio Arriba County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 15' 10'' North , 106° 37' 32'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coyote | 128 (2011) | 9.5km |
Santa Teresa | 2,741 (2006) | 12.1km |
Capulin | 286 (2011) | 16.3km |
Gallina | 286 (2017) | 17.5km |
Cañones | 118 (2011) | 18.2km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Los Alamos Geological Society | Los Alamos, New Mexico | 50km |
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ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.; Edward C. Bingler (1968) Geology and Mineral Resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. NMBMGR Bulletin 81 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)V58 (1963) P 237-249
Jour. Geo. V51 (1943) P 56-62
87 (1965) P 317
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10248498 |
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Mesa Alta, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA