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Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA

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Tertiary rhyolitic laccoliths enriched in several "rare" elements: Zr, Hf, Y, Th, U, Li, F, Zn, Rb, Nb, Sn, REE. Also hydrothermal fluorite replacement bodies in limestone.
Ref: Am Min 72:1122-1130.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  'Bastnäsite'
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [BEG Min Res Circ 73]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [BEG Min Res Circ 73]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [BEG Min Res Circ 73]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Changbaiite
    PbNb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
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    Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA
    © 2007, JGW
  		•  Coffinite
    (U,Th)[(OH)
     
    4x
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    1-x
    		]
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Columbite-(Fe)
    FeNb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  Cryolite
    Na
     
    3
    		[AlF
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  Fluorite
    var: Yttrofluorite
    (Ca,Y)F
     
    2-3
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [BEG Min Res Circ 73]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [BEG Min Res Circ 73]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rutilated Quartz
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Ralstonite
    NaMgAl(F,OH)
     
    6
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [American Mineralogist: 72: 1122-1130.]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Tantalite
    (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Thorianite
    ThO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Thorite
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Turquoise
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [R&M 66:3 pp 196-224]
  		•  Xenotime-(Y)
    YPO
     
    4
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]
  		•  'Yttrocerite'
    CaF
     
    2
    		 + (Y,Ce)F
     
    3
    Reference: [Am Min 72:1122-1130]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Am. Min. 74:865-869 (1989)]


    33 entries listed. 22 valid minerals.

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    • Texas
      • Hudspeth Co.
        • Sierra Blanca Peaks

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