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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Rock Island Mine, Old Hadley Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Rock Island MineMine (Inactive)
Old Hadley Mining DistrictMining District
Luna CountyShaft (Reclaimed)
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 32' 3'' North , 107° 40' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Keeler Farm1,305 (2017)25.4km
Deming14,522 (2017)30.4km
Ventura468 (2017)32.3km
Mountain View122 (2017)34.5km
Pulpotio Bareas120 (2017)36.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Deming Gem & Mineral SocietyDeming, New Mexico30km
Mindat Locality ID:
194469
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194469:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Shaft and pits. Locality has been reclaimed with grates placed on all shafts.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Bromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
BrBromine
Br BromargyriteAgBr
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag BromargyriteAgBr
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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