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Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USAi
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Fergusonite-(Y), etc.

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Behoite

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Behoite

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Fergusonite-(Y), etc.

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Behoite

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Behoite

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Fergusonite-(Y), etc.

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
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Behoite

Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 37' 19'' North , 98° 45' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
30.62197,-98.76487
GeoHash:
G#: 9v3y0w99g
GRN:
N21W61
Type:
Pegmatite
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Llano3,341 (2017)17.5km
Kingsland6,030 (2011)31.3km
Sunrise Beach Village731 (2017)34.0km
Buchanan Dam1,519 (2011)34.5km
Highland Haven452 (2017)35.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Fredericksburg RockhoundsFredericksburg, Texas40km
Mindat Locality ID:
4132
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4132:7
GUID (UUID V4):
ee1ba5cf-05f8-42bb-bed3-ee37473d6292


10 miles SW of Llano on R. A. Rode ranch.

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19 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜ Behoite (TL)
Formula: Be(OH)2
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Fergusonite'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ 'Gadolinite'
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Tengerite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Description: Identified before the species was redefined.
β“˜ 'Texasite (of Crook)'
Formula: Pr2SO4O2
Description: Material described and submitted as new species to the IMA was synthetic (Peacor et al 1982).
β“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)
Formula: Y3Si3O10F
β“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite
Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Yttrialite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Th)2Si2O7
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Behoite (TL)4.FA.05aBe(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Tengerite-(Y) ?5.CC.10Y2(CO3)3 Β· 2-3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon
var. Cyrtolite		9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
β“˜Thorite
var. Thorogummite		9.AD.30(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Yttrialite-(Y)9.BC.05(Y,Th)2Si2O7
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ThalΓ©nite-(Y)9.BJ.20Y3Si3O10F
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Gadolinite'-
β“˜'Fergusonite'-
β“˜'Texasite (of Crook)' ?-Pr2SO4O2
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ BehoiteBe(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Hβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Hβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BehoiteBe(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BehoiteBe(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Oβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Texasite (of Crook)Pr2SO4O2
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Siβ“˜ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Texasite (of Crook)Pr2SO4O2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yβ“˜ Tengerite-(Y)Y2(CO3)3 · 2-3H2O
Yβ“˜ ThalΓ©nite-(Y)Y3Si3O10F
Yβ“˜ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
PrPraseodymium
Prβ“˜ Texasite (of Crook)Pr2SO4O2
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Thβ“˜ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

American Mineralogist: 50: 284.
Ehlmann, A.J., Walper, J.L., and Williams, J. (1964) A new, Baringer Hill type, rare earth pegmatite from the Central Mineral Region, Texas. Economic Geology 59: 1348-1360.
Ehlmann, A.J. (1970) Behoite, Beta-Be(OH)2, from the Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano county, Texas. American Mineralogist 55: 1-9.
Ewing, R.C. and Ehlmann, A.J. (1973) Yttrialite and uraninite, additional minerals from the Rode Ranch pegmatite, Central Mineral Region, Texas. American Mineralogist 58: 545-547.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Crook, W.W., III (1977) Texasite, a new mineral: the first example of a differentiated rare-earth species. American Mineralogist 62, 1006-1008.
Peacor D.R., Simmons W.B., Essene E.J., Heinrich E.W. (1982): New data on and discreditation of "texasite", "albrittonite", "cuproartinite","cuprohydromagnesite", and "yttromicrolite" with corrected data on nickelbischofite, rowlandite and yttrocrasite. American Mineralogist. 67, 156-169.
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