Ojos Españoles Mine (La Prieta Linda Mine; Ojos Españoles skarn), General Lázaro Cárdenas (Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas), Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexicoi
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colonia Francisco I. Madero (La Gomeña) | 185 (2014) | 1.4km |
| Colonia Revolución | 3,995 (2014) | 2.8km |
| Colonia Cuauhtémoc | 260 (2016) | 2.9km |
| Nuevo Loreto | 329 (2013) | 3.0km |
| Colonia Francisco Portillo (Los Jáquez) | 436 (2013) | 3.7km |
Ref.: Panczner(1987):91.
(Andradites from here are sometimes sold under the locality name "La Prieta Linda mine, Julimes", and there seems to be some confusion as to whether this is one mine or two, and whether it/they are located in Lazaro Cardenas, Julimes, Meoqui, or all three.)
Lazaro Cardenas is the nearest town, but you go through Julimes and Meoqui to get there.
I do not know of any evidence that these andradites are actually titanium rich, which is what defines melanite (however loosely)
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: Pancnzer(1987): 91. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Pancnzer(1987): 91. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 51.4.3b.1 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary - Miocene 0 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3185380 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Neogene 2.588 - 23.03 Ma ID: 2438708 | Age: Neogene (2.588 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Conglomerate Reference: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Conjunto de Datos Vectoriales Geológicos. Continuo Nacional. Escala 1:1’000,000. [63] |
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Ojos Españoles Mine, General Lázaro Cárdenas, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico