La Paloma deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Paloma deposit | Mine |
| La Madera-Paloma Canyon area | Area |
| Petaca Mining District | Mining District |
| Rio Arriba County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 27' 51'' North , 106° 1' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| LaMadera | 154 (2017) | 8.7km |
| El Rito | 808 (2011) | 19.7km |
| Dixon | 926 (2011) | 32.1km |
| Arroyo Hondo | 474 (2011) | 33.0km |
| Canova | 118 (2011) | 34.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
242340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242340:4
GUID (UUID V4):
36aa7102-0c39-4778-aec7-de88bf71ec38
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| β Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| β 'Wad' |
| β Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| β | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Wad' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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