Unnamed prospect pit, Sandy Mine, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed prospect pit | Pit |
| Sandy Mine | Mine |
| Laguna subdistrict | Mining Sub-district |
| Cibola County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
Unnamed prospect pit, Sandy Mine, Laguna subdistrict, Laguna Mining District, New Mexico, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 107° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
The TL of goldmanite, a small prospect several hundred feet from Pit I of the Sandy Mine. The mine is located in a metamorphosed uranium-vanadium deposit in the Entrada Sandstone, overlain by relatively unmineralized Todilto Limestone 2 to 3 feet thick, which is overlain by a diabase sill about 20 feet thick (Moench & Meyrowitz, 1964).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Goldmanite (TL) Formula: Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Goldmanite (TL) | 9.AD.25 | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Colorado PlateauShield
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Laguna Mining DistrictMining District
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Unnamed prospect pit, Sandy Mine, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA