Sabina Mountain, Hueco Mts (Huego Mts), El Paso County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sabina Mountain | Mountain |
Hueco Mts (Huego Mts) | Mountain Range |
El Paso County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 47' 21'' North , 106° 7' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Homestead Meadows South | 7,247 (2011) | 5.0km |
Butterfield | 114 (2011) | 5.5km |
Homestead Meadows North | 5,124 (2011) | 8.5km |
Horizon City | 19,288 (2017) | 13.7km |
Agua Dulce | 3,014 (2011) | 15.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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El Paso Mineral and Gem Society, Inc. | El Paso, Texas | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
42079
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42079:3
GUID (UUID V4):
63d4496e-4f95-414a-abcf-08b4359c4a23
17 miles east of El Paso
Deposit: Carnotite coats pebbles, boulders, and caliche in the alluvium and joints and bedding-plane fractures in argillaceous limestone.
Rock formation(s): Hueco Limestone; Colluvium
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10085813 |
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References
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300 pp.388-404