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Gypsum from
Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:123308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:123308:7
GUID (UUID V4):c37e203d-9e8e-45cd-bd38-2a6979dfa8a8
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
4.6km (2.9 miles) Spider Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Carlsbad Caverns (Carlsbad Cavern), Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) Whites City, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) McKittrick Caverns, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) Cottonwood Cave, Guadalupe Mountains, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) Alligator Draw, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) Pokorny Ranch deposit, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) Grant mine, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) Castile Hill, Rustler Springs, Culberson County, Texas, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) Gnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Program Center Carlsbad Caverns...Caverns National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/GRD/NRR—2007/003...Room, Carlsbad Caverns NP. ON THE COVER: Stalactites and draperies decorate the Dome Room, Carlsbad Caverns...Caverns NP Photos by: Ronal Kerbo Carlsbad Caverns National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Report Natural...applicability to a broad readership in the National Park Service and to others in the management of natural
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemical evolution of hypersaline cave pools, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico David B. Levy a,⁎, Christopher...80526, USA Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA a r...Hydromagnesite Hardie–Eugster Model Hypersaline Lechuguilla Cave a b s t r a c t Several saline and hypersaline...in New Mexico, U.S.A. Among the many pools found scattered throughout 207 km of Lechuguilla Cave, the...geochemical origin and evolution of a hypersaline cave pool. The principles used to describe the evolution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ORIGIN OF A SEDIMENTARY FILL, LECHUGUILLA CAVE, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO ANNABELLE M. FOOS,1 IRA...Akron, Ohio 44325-4101, USA 24148 E, 19th Ave" Denver, Colorado 80220, USA 'Cave Research Foundation, RR...Rutland, Illinois 61358-9801, USA Abstract-Lechuguilla Cave is a hypogene cave formed by oxidation of ascending...(oldest to youngest) was: bedrock floor (limestone), cave clouds (secondary calcite), calcite-cemented silstone...emplaced after the sulfuric-acid dissolution stage of cave formation. Fossil evidence also suggests a previously
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
S B A D C A V E R N A N D L E C H U G U I L L A CAVE, N E W M E X I C O VICTOR J. POLYAK AND NECIP GOVEN...the Guadalupe Mountains, namely Carlsbad Cavern and Lechuguilla Cave. The alunite and natroalunite crystals...residues. Sulfur stable isotope values (~345, CTD) for cave alunite and natroalunite are negative [+0.1 to -28...and mean = 16.8%~] and are comparable to the cave gypsum and native sulfur values reported by other investigators...with hydrated halloysite in these cave deposits suggests that the cave-forming waters contained significant
Journal (issue)
by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources • A Research Division of New Mexico Tech New...New Mexico’s Sulfuric Acid Caves New Mexico has some of the world’s most spectacular caves. Each year...southeastern New Mexico to experience the underground splendor of Carlsbad Caverns National Park and hike...Scientists from all over the world study Carlsbad Cavern, Lechuguilla Cave, and other beautiful and enigmatic...result of an unusual cave-formation process known as sulfuric acid speleogenesis (cave formation by sulfuric
Report (issue)
Bulletin 117 New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING...TECHNOLOGY Geology of Carlsbad Cavern and other caves in the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas by Carol...Carol A. Hill Albuquerque, New Mexico SOCORRO 1987 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Laurence...Laurence H. Lattman, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES Charles E. Chapin, Director...OF REGENTS Ex Officio Bruce King, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Report (issue)
.......................................... 3 New Mexico Governor Celebrates Sinkhole Prevention Project....................................... 12 NCKRI National Seed Grants................................................................................. 23 Cave and Karst Studies at NMT..........................Lab......................................... 24 Cave and Karst Research Fellowships for NMT Undergraduates............... 27 National Park Service - NCKRI Liaison Program.............. 28 Cave and Karst Resources
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and west Texas Carol A. Hill New Mexico Geology, v. 15, n. 3 pp....volume=15&number=3 New Mexico Geology (NMG) publishes peer-reviewed geoscience papers focusing on New Mexico and the...notifications when new issues are published. New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute...table, and the sulfuric acid dissolved out the large cave passages.Using the Delaware Basin as an example...sulfide/barite/fluorite deposits in the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas, have been studied by King (L948),
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metatyuyamunite and related minerals from Caverns of Sonora, TX (USA) BOGDAN P. ONAC*, GEORGE VENI** and WILLIAM...**George Veni Associates, 11304 Candle Park, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA ***Department of Geosciences and Materials...University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. – e-mail: wbw2@psu.edu Abstract: A new mineral association...crystalline phases has been identiŽ ed in the Caverns of Sonora (Texas). The minerals were identiŽ ed...the Ž nal stages of cave development. Key-words: metatyuyamunite, celestite, cave mineralogy, Sonora (Texas)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
leaf gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral species. RAMON S....Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico...Particular attention was directed toward incorporating new information on discoveries and occurrences, although...to compile all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope...Minerals of New Mexico is the basic reference for locations. Abstracts from the New Mexico mineral symposia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
c a t e / c h e m g e o Tracing the sources of cave sulfates: a unique case from Cerna Valley, Romania... 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, USA Department of Geology, “Babeş-Bolyai” University... P.O. Drawer 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...2011 Editor: U. Brand Keywords: Sulfur isotopes Cave sulfates Thermo-mineral springs Sulfuric acid speleogenesis...distinguish between different genetic processes of cave sulfate formation and to quantify the role of thermo-mineral
Report (issue)
......................................... I The New Geologic Map of North America Reed, J.C., Jr. ...... 22 Work Sheets for Seismotectonic Map of the New Madrid 2° X 2° Area Rhea, Susan, Wheeler, R.L. &...Petroleum-assisted Speleogenesis, Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico Cunningham, K.L & Takahashi...Merchants Exchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Messerich, J.A., Coe, J.A., Pillmore, C.L., Sherwood...Breccia of the Isom Formation Near Cedar Breaks National Monument, Markagunt Plateau, Southwestern Utah
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
92866, USA b Department of Earth Sciences, State UniÕersity of New York, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, USA c Biology...Biology Department, UniÕersity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA d Complex Systems Research, Inc...Inc., Boulder, CO 80301, USA e 7216 E. Bentley Circle, Englewood, CO 80112, USA Accepted 21 November 1999...Abstract Cueva de Villa Luz, a hypogenic cave in Tabasco, Mexico, offers a remarkable opportunity to observe...microbial interactions within a karst environment. The cave water and atmosphere are both rich in hydrogen sulphide
Report (issue)
Gypsum CaSO4 • 2H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point...Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In Mexico, huge crystals in a cave complex in the Naica Pb–Ag mine, and...west of Rancagua, O’Higgins Province, Chile. In the USA, large crystals at South Wash and elsewhere in Wayne...exceptional speleothems in Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Name: From the Greek...Greek for calcined gypsum used as plaster. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman, and C. Frondel (1951)
Report (issue)
SURROUNDING AREA, CIENEGA SCHOOL 71/2' QUADRANGLE, NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS by Charles This U.S. Any does S... ABSTRACT The Salt Flats area of southern Otero County, New Mexico is a U.S. Bureau of Land Management-designated...part of the Basin and Range province of southern New Mexico and is centered on the northern part of the Quaternary-Tertiary...stabilized dune field composed mostly of altered, gypsum-rich sediment, covers much of the Salt Flat ACEC...all of Sierra and Otero Counties, south-central New Mexico. Within this resource area of more than 21,000
Report (issue)
Geology of the Guadalupe Mountains New Mexico By PHILIP T. HAYES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER...Thayer, 1923— Geology of the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico. Wash­ ington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964....1. Geology—New Mexico—Guadalupe Mountains.I I. Title : The Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico. ( Series)...Previous exploration I 56 Future possibilitiesI 56 Gypsum I 56 Building stoneI 56 Gravel I 56 Sodium sulfate...Black River valley area I58 58 Yeso IliIls and Gypsum Plain I 59 Selected stratigraphic sectionsI 62
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/chemgeo Fate of sulfide in the Frasassi cave system and implications for sulfuric acid speleogenesis...Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology...Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history:...June 2015 Available online 9 June 2015 Keywords: Cave Karst Hydrogen sulfide Geomicrobiology Sulfur-oxidizing...the large, sulfidic, and actively-forming Frasassi cave system, Italy. We show that despite the presence
Book
soda straws, rare beaded helictites, and rippling "cave bacon," to name a few- entertain the eye and educate...·~ .,. Looking out from the entrance to Red Ant Cave, White River Plateau. -- Hidden Worlds Beneath...Colorado Caving Timeline: 1869- 2000 ..... 16 Common Cave & Caving Terms . . ...... . .. 18 Chapter 1: Great...rope ladder, Cave of the Winds. OPPOSITE: Beaded helictites, Heaven's Gate, Breezeway Cave. PAGE ONE: June...into the west entrance of Hubbard's Cave. ABOVE: Chapter 6: Cave Conservation . ..... .. . .. . . .
Report (issue)
........................................ 8 National Cave Sample Archive......................................... 14 Cave and Karst Studies at NMT..................................... 14 Cave and Karst Research...Lampenflora in Carlsbad Cavern........ 15 Chemical Treatment of Lampenflora from Carlsbad Cavern............................. 16 Groundwater Tracing and Cave Microorganisms.... 17 NCKRI Seminar Series at NMT...NMT......................................... 18 Cave and Karst Lab Colleagues........................
Book
551.4 Gr Graf, Mike. Cave story an underground adventure tBr2 5 19S OCT i»^ "M J-3. j^N Qa ...enthusiasm and knowledge, and letting me stay alone in a cave for the beingalone experience. Paul Bernard not...critique Cave Story and get it to the final version it is in now. Without any of the above. Cave Story would...Report, National Parks He World's Best Places. is currently working Projects, on Park adventure...Chapters 37 Chapter 7 40 Appendix 44 National Park Caves 44 Cave Surveying and Mapping 44 Longest Caves
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF BRECCIA PIPES: EVIDENCE FROM CORKSCREW CAVE, ARIZONA, USA Bogdan P. ONAC§ Department of Geology, University...Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, U.S.A. Abstract Solution-collapse...bodies are in some cases cut by cave passages, such as at Corkscrew Cave, Arizona, where such structures...walls and on the cave ceilings. The abundance of gypsum and barite throughout the cave and their isotopically...at least in part, for development of the recent cave passages that dissect older paleokarst breccia bodies
Report (issue)
..................................... 1 NCKRI’s New Look............................................................................................ 4 Cave Management and Conservation in the Philippines....for Desert Groundwater Fauna.................. 11 New Data Loggers in NCKRI Bat Roost....................Endangered Karst Species........................... 14 Cave Geomorphology of the Klamath Mountains, California.......................................... 15 National Cave Sample Archive.............................
Book (edition)
chapters entitled Gypsum Caves, Krubera (Voronja) Cave, and Ukranian Giant Gypsum Caves. Copyright ©...Burlington, MA 01803, USA 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA 84 Theobald’s Road...to Darkness Crustacea 1 Databases Castleguard Cave, Canada Adaptation to Low Food 10 Frédéric Hervant...Boris Sket Diversity Patterns in the Tropics 166 Cave Dwellers in the Middle East 85 Paul Goldberg and...Susan W. Murray and Thomas H. Kunz Contamination of Cave Waters by Heavy Metals 127 Beetles Dorothy J.
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a large circulation and goes worldwide. Several new members in the Mineral Section said they knew about...ctober 25--Farrar Stockton: He will take HG&MS to New Zealand for our October program. Farrar visited these...Polynesians and then by people from all over the world, New Zealand has many stories to tell. It has different......................................... 18 Lechuguilla Cave ............................................by the editor. Editor: Phyllis B. George 22407 Park Point Drive Katy, TX 77450-5852 Phone: (281) 395-3087
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
landscapes of New Mexico. BARRY S. KUES Department of Geology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico...Mexico 87131 NEW MEXICO IS A LARGE STATE, embracing an area of 122,000 square miles. Its topography ranges...than seventy-five named mountain ranges exist in New Mexico. The state is sparsely populated, and much of...factors, together with the varied topography, allow New Mexico’s geology and landforms to be easily observed...sediments. Fossiliferous strata exposed within New Mexico represent each geologic period from the Cambrian
 
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