Brushy Mountain, No Agua Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | Mountain |
| No Agua Mining District | Mining District |
| Taos County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 42' 27'' North , 105° 45' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Questa | 1,753 (2017) | 14.3km |
| San Cristobal | 273 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Arroyo Hondo | 474 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Arroyo Seco | 1,785 (2011) | 26.9km |
| Red River | 476 (2017) | 31.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180783:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d51f2b78-5939-4428-a601-d7e9bb9ea845
A small prospect about 100 m from the main pit of the old United Perlite mine on Brushy Mountain, which is about 12.5 miles east-northeast of Tres Piedras, NM and 3.5 miles west of the Rio Grande River.
Ray DeMark presented a paper on this locality at the November 2000 New Mexico Mineral Symposium. The above description is extracted from his paper.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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