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Searlesite from
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa), Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Searlesite
Formula:Na(H2BSi2O7)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirineⓘ3 photos of Searlesite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Searlesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa), Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87606:9
GUID (UUID V4):3ef85fc2-506f-45e0-9e72-4de4bf37a466
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral species. RAMON S. DEMARK 6509...Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico...article suggest or imply approval to collect at any of the sites mentioned. In many cases, collecting is...Particular attention was directed toward incorporating new information on discoveries and occurrences, although...all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope of this
Report (issue)
Geology of 1C *' --Âť^J^! "*- /^ /^Âť iIT* t* ^\ T"I"* -"t*-*^ 1 /2* "i 1 If"\l 7-/~\ Tt-I ... AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Instructions on ordering publications of the U...prices of the last offerings, are given in the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications...Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices of available U.S. Geological Survey publications released...Availability List" are no longer available. Prices of reports released to the open files are given in the
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Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W, Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...Ontario Abraham Rosenzweig University of So. Florida Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Expl. Consultants.......... by A. Goldstein 149 Minerals of Point of Rocks, New M exico ............... by R. S. DeMark...continues to grow by J. S. White 183 Annual list of donors to the Mineraiogicai Record by W. E. Wilson....................................... 130 What’s new in minerals? by W. E. Wilson ...................
Report (issue)
Searlesite NaBSi2 O5 (OH)2 ° c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...Monoclinic. Point Group: 2: Flat crystals, to 17 cm, occur along bedding planes. Commonly as spherulitic aggregates...aggregates of radiating acicular to prismatic crystals; as massive granular aggregates. Physical Properties:...Powder Pattern: Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. 8.01 (100), 4.06 (50), 3.48 (40), 3.24 (40), 4.31...15.19 8.83 (1) Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. (2) NaBSi 2 O5 (OH)2 : Occurrence: Commonly interbedded
Journal (issue)
Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...Ontario Abraham Rosenzweig University of So. Florida Tampa, rL Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Expl. Consultants...Graphics, Compton, CA Mineralogical Record Inc. Board of Directors Richard W. Thomssen President Wendell E...History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University of So. Florida...Sixteen, Number Two Articles Recent discoveries of phenakite in B razil............................
Report (volume)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Harold L. Ickes, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. Mendenhall...rf Bulletin 878 ANALYSES OF ROCKS AND MINERALS FROM THE LABORATORY OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL...WASHINGTON : 1937 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ------ Price 15 cents...___________________________________________________ Analyses of igneous and crystalline rocks____-_________.._____________...9 T' 1, V T i + / t '* (< ' Miscellaneous rocks....-._...._-............_......_._.... 10 Arkansas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Occurrences VANDALL T. KING P. O . Box 90888 Rochester, New York 14609 T H E R E H A S B E E N A L O T O F M...apparently not much of it has been directed this way. As a way of explanation, new finds as seen at mineral...never been a traditional part of this column. The "grass roots" approach of individual collec­ tors reporting..."here it is for sale" format of dealer stocks. In the last column, two crimes of omission were com­ mitted...enough, Gardiner Gregory's report on the min­ erals of Harborside, Maine, was similarly uncredited. A cheerful
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
330 www.elsevier.com/locate/lithos Geochemistry of boron in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland☆...Greenland☆ J.C. Bailey ⁎ Geology Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen...Abstract The distribution of boron has been studied in rocks and minerals of the Ilímaussaq complex, South...emission spectrometry. In the silica-undersaturated rocks of intrusive phases 1 and 3, average B contents increased...increased from 5.6 ppm in augite syenite to a maximum of 8.9 ppm in sodalite-rich agpaitic nepheline syenite
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Forum M A N U E L ROBBINS Manning Lane Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003 Fluorescent Minerals at the '86 Tucson...U C S O N M I N E R A L SHOW, one of the premier mineral shows of the world, continues to draw immense...vicinity of the Commu­ nity Center are beehives of mineralogical interest and activity. Hundreds of rooms...less than a week. The search for interesting or new fluores­ cent minerals becomes a challenge to stamina...Warren of Ultra-Violet Products had his darkened room by the main stairs, as he has for a number of years
Book (edition)
This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr. John Sinkankas for his kind initiative and support...phorographed specimens are fivm the collectio11s of both authors as ire!/ as from many other collections...Te~in 14/02/03/0 I All rights reserved•• ·o pan of thh. work may be reproduced by any mechanical. photographic...photographic, or electronic process, or in the fonn of a phonogrciphicrecording. nor may it be ,torcd in...public or private U<,e. without written penni,,ion of the publi,her. ISBN 80-7296-039-3 CONTENTS Preface
Book
listing geographic boundaries and the known minerals of each area. Entire chapters are devoted to several...will find the information on gemstone fluorescence of particular interest. Data tables list all mineral...which produce fluorescence, determine the color of luminescence. For example, fluorite may fluoresce...color due to the presence of a different activator. A comprehensive catalog of known fluorescent minerals...description of color variations in a quick-reference format. The author has included a number of experiments
Book
listing geographic boundaries and the known minerals of each area. Entire chapters are devoted to several...will find the information on gemstone fluorescence of particular interest. Data tables list all mineral...minerals which produce fluorescence, determine the color of luminescence. For example, fluorite may fluoresce...color due to the presence of a different activator. A comprehensive catalog of known fluorescent minerals...description of color variations in a quick-reference format. The author has included a number of experiments
Book
Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...(to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals that expel water when heated and...many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that...Britain. Because of differences in language, nationality, and obscurity of some of the publications,... no uniform system of nomenclature had been developed. There was no governing body, like the International
Book
Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...(to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals that expel water when heated and...many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that...Britain. Because of differences in language, nationality, and obscurity of some of the publications,... no uniform system of nomenclature had been developed. There was no governing body, like the International
Report (volume)
corrections and additions Edited by E . S. Grew University of Maine L. M. Anovits Oak Ridge National Laboratory...Laboratory Series Editor: Paul H. Ribbe Department of Geological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute &...Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 U.SA. Mineralogical Society of America Washington, D.C. COPYRIGHT 1996 Second...MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA The appearance of the code at the bottom of the first page of each chapter in...indicates the copyright owner's consent that copies of the article can be made for personal use or internal
Book (volume)
corner of Kimball Co. where it overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire...in the southeastern corner where Pennsylvanian rocks crop out. These formations resulted from Tertiary...Mountains as they rose during the Larimide revolution of 100 million years ago that closed the Mesozoic era...west reaches rise to the high, arid sagebrush plains of eastern Wyoming, disclosing spectacular bedrock formations...Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state, insomuch as both the Black Hills of South Dakota and
Report (volume)
Series Editor: MINERALOGICAL Paul H. Ribbe SOCIETY OF AMERICA Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022...AND GEOCHEMISTRY Edited by E. S. Grew University of Maine L. M. Anovitz Oak Ridge National Laboratory...Laboratory Series Editor: Paul H. Ribbe Department of Geological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute...Mineralogical Society of America Washington, D.C. COPYRIGHT 1996 MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA The appearance...appearance of the code at the bottom of the first page of each chapter in this volume indicates the copyright
Book (edition)
N I M _ _ Second Edition | w Bee Encyclopedia of minerais / =Roberts, Willard — 210906 REF 549.03...Photo sie Wendell E.se ee ee ee eee ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS Second Edition Willard L. Roberts, Thomas...gemologists have come to rely on the Encyclopedia of Minerals as the definitive reference work on every...species. However, the amount of information generated in the science of mineralogy has increased tremendously...with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Minerals contains:
Book (edition)
Encyclopedia of 1inerals / Roberts, Willard Lincoln. 210906 REF 549.03 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS Second...gemologists have come to rely on the Encyclopedia of Minerals as the definitive reference work on every...species. However, the amount of information generated in the science of mineralogy has increased tremendously...with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the Encyclopedia of Minerals contains:...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new • 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens, as
Book
Indeed it to is, and author book Jay in this of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range...everything you need to know to go about it. Some of the best prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...comprehensive, alphabetical listing of 400 mineral species and an outline of the essential chemical and physical...physical characteristics of each, as well as a dis- cussion of the basic kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary
Book (volume)
Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ž of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar
Book (volume)
Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ž of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar
Book
serandite (orange) and analcime (white). It is one of the most famous specimens collected at Mont Saint-Hilaire;...shortly thereafter acquired by the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMNMC 37124), where it is currently on display...crystals of monteregianite-(Y), [KNa 2YSi8 0 19 • 5H 20], and on the right, deep blue crystals of carletonite...Monteregianite is named after the Monteregian Hills, of which Mont Saint-Hilaire is a member; carletonite...carletonite is named after Carleton University, where much of the early work on Mont Saint-Hilaire minerals was
Report (issue)
IMMARY OF GNIFICANT SULTS INineral resources ater resources igineering geology and hydrology GEOLOGICAL...Chapter A >pographic surveys and mapping anagement of resources on public lands vestigations in other countries...results of investigations for fiscal year 1966, accompanied by short papers in the fields of geology...OFFICE, WASHINGTON: 1966 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL... A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of publications
Book (edition)
Dana’s New| Mineralogy | Eighth Edition Richard V. Gaines H. Catherine W. Skinner Eugene E. Foord Brian...Rosenzweig i DANA’S NEW MINERALOGY DANA’S NEW MINERALOGY The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana...VANDALL T. KING ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK And with Illustrations by ERIC...ERIC DOWTY SHAPE SOFTWARE JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. NEW YORK - CHICHESTER - WEINHEIM - BRISBANE - SINGAPORE...translation or any part of this work beyond that permitted by Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States
 
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