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Rock Springs Canyon, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Rock Springs CanyonCanyon
Organ Mining DistrictMining District
Organ MountainsMountain Range
Doña Ana CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 23' 1'' North , 106° 31' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
White Sands1,651 (2017)4.9km
Organ323 (2011)7.7km
University Park4,192 (2011)23.6km
Las Cruces101,643 (2018)24.5km
San Ysidro2,090 (2011)26.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
227809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227809:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Rock Springs Canyon pegmatite in the Sugar Loaf Granite, East side of the Organ Batholith.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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