Margaritas No. 1 Mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexicoi
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Margaritas No. 1 Mine | Mine |
Sierra Peña Blanca | Sierra |
Peña Blanca District | District |
Aldama Municipality | Municipality |
Chihuahua | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 7' 38'' North , 106° 4' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
El Sauz | 1,499 (2018) | 19.8km |
Ejido Estación Terrazas y Minas del Cobre | 331 (2013) | 26.3km |
San Isidro (Los Hoyos) | 952 (2013) | 32.1km |
Colonia Sacramento | 181 (2018) | 33.1km |
Aldama | 18,642 (2018) | 35.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
15672
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15672:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c34cb60e-d61d-4df9-9980-2684ed048920
Uraniferous Eocene rhyolite (tuffs and lava flows) on limestone. GPS coordinates are approximate.
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20 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Margaritasite (TL) | 4.HB.05 | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Phosphuranylite | 8.EC.10 | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Parauranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Haiweeite | 9.AK.25 | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Weeksite | 9.AK.30 | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Haiweeite | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
H | ⓘ Parauranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Haiweeite | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Parauranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Haiweeite | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Parauranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
K | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Haiweeite | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Parauranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
V | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Haiweeite | Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O |
U | ⓘ Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O |
U | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Parauranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | ⓘ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Sierra Madre OrientalWide Rift
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References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-5848-1pages 136, 265, 392
[1]Faudoa-Gómez, Fabián G., Fuentes-Cobas, Luis E., Esparza-Ponce, Hilda E., Canche-Tello, Jesús G., Reyes-Cortés, Ignacio A., Fuentes-Montero, Maria E., Eichert, Diane M., Rodríguez-Guerra, Yair, Montero-Cabrera, Maria-Elena (2024) Geological and Crystallochemical Characterization of the Margaritasite–Carnotite Mineral from the Uranium Region of Peña Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040431
Margaritas No. 1 Mine, Sierra Peña Blanca, Peña Blanca District, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico