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Beryllium Virgin claim, Paramount Canyon, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
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Beryllium Virgin claimClaim
Paramount CanyonCanyon
Sierra CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 25' 6'' North , 107° 57' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hillsboro124 (2011)66.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
33334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33334:5
GUID (UUID V4):
f3b1270f-1e66-4fc0-baba-b082fb283853


The site is located about 400 yards south of NM State Rt. 59 about four miles west of Boiler Peak. There is a gravel storage area adjacent to the road where one can park. Bixbyite, pseudobrookite, and cassiterite can be found in cavity (lithophyseal) fillings and wood tin veins that crop out in the steep slopes leading to the bottom of the canyon.

Mineralization is hosted in the Taylor Creek Rhyolite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Red Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
References:
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
β“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin
Formula: SnO2
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
β“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜ Cheralite ?
Formula: CaTh(PO4)2
β“˜ 'Chernovite-(Ce)'
Formula: (Ce,Y)(AsO4)
β“˜ Chernovite-(Y)
Formula: Y(AsO4)
β“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Gasparite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(AsO4)
References:
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pseudobrookite
Formula: Fe2TiO5
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Wakefieldite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y(VO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
β“˜Pseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Cassiterite
var. Wood Tin
4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Chernovite-(Y)8.AD.35Y(AsO4)
β“˜Wakefieldite-(Y) ?8.AD.35Y(VO4)
β“˜'Chernovite-(Ce)'8.AD.35(Ce,Y)(AsO4)
β“˜Gasparite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(AsO4)
β“˜Cheralite ?8.AD.50CaTh(PO4)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜var. Red Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Oβ“˜ Chernovite-(Y)Y(AsO4)
Oβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oβ“˜ Gasparite-(Ce)Ce(AsO4)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
Oβ“˜ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
Oβ“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
Oβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Oβ“˜ Chernovite-(Ce)(Ce,Y)(AsO4)
Oβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Chernovite-(Y)Y(AsO4)
Asβ“˜ Gasparite-(Ce)Ce(AsO4)
Asβ“˜ Chernovite-(Ce)(Ce,Y)(AsO4)
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Chernovite-(Y)Y(AsO4)
Yβ“˜ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
Yβ“˜ Chernovite-(Ce)(Ce,Y)(AsO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Ceβ“˜ Gasparite-(Ce)Ce(AsO4)
Ceβ“˜ Chernovite-(Ce)(Ce,Y)(AsO4)
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Thβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2

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