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Lea County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Lea CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hobbs38,416 (2017)
Lovington11,800 (2017)
Eunice3,136 (2017)
Jal2,201 (2017)
Tatum857 (2017)
Nadine376 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
21975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21975:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Lea, Nouveau-Mexique, États-Unis
German:
Lea County, New Mexico, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Lea, Nuovo Messico, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лиа, Нью-Мексико, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
利縣, 新墨西哥州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Lea, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Lea County, New Mexico, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ليا, نيومكسيكو, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լեա շրջան, Նյու Մեքսիկո, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Lea konderria, Mexiko Berria
Bavarian:
Lea County, New Mexico, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লি কাউন্টি, নিউ মেক্সিকো, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лия, Ню Мексико, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Lea County, New Mexico
Croatian:
Lea, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Dutch:
Lea County, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لی، نیومکزیکو, نیومکزیکو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Lea megye, Új-Mexikó, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
リー郡, ニューメキシコ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Lea County, Nee-Mexiko, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Lea Gông, New Mexico
Norwegian:
Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Lea, Nowy Meksyk, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Lea, Novo México, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Lea, New Mexico, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Ли, Нови Мексико, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Lea County, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Turkish:
Lea County, New Mexico, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Леа, Нью-Мексико, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لیا کاؤنٹی، نیو میکسیکو, نیو میکسیکو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Lea, New Mexico, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Lea, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لیا کاؤنٹی, نیو میکسیکو, امریکہ


Note: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Lovington SW topo map (GNIS database preferred). The USGS GNIS database presents 86 sets of coordinates for this county.

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Mineral List

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27 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Description: In numerous wells
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine mode is approximately Fa2, but ranges from 1 to ~50 are cited in the various early sources.
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
'Glass'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Fluorescence: Phosphorescent - golden yellow or light blue.
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kieserite
Formula: MgSO4 · H2O
Description: Found in at least one well.
Langbeinite
Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3
Description: Found in at least one well.
Leonite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Description: Found in at least one well.
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Description: Found in several well's cuttings.
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase composition (Ab55-72)
Polyhalite
Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Description: Found in some wells.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Silica'
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Sylvite
Formula: KCl
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Langbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
Leonite7.CC.55K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Polyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Clinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
var. Fassaite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Silica'-
'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
H LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
O LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
O LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Mg LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Mg LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
S LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
S LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
S TroiliteFeS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl SylviteKCl
KPotassium
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
K LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
K PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
K SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
TiTitanium
Ti Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences33
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hueco6290.1 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Woodford20372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tubiphytes
genus
Nigriporellidae : Tubiphytes298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Palmatolepis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Palmatolepidae : Palmatolepis372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Polygnathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Smilodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Smilodon0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mylodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison antiquus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus columbi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eugonophyllum
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Eugonophyllum298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Foraminifera
phylum
Chromista : Foraminifera298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_County,_New_Mexico
Wikidata ID:Q489616
GeoNames ID:5475594

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