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Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila, Mexicoi
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Múzquiz MunicipalityMunicipality
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 48' 27'' North , 101° 29' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz35,060 (2018)8.2km
Rancherías640 (2018)10.4km
Palau16,970 (2018)11.9km
La Mota133 (2018)12.3km
Sauceda del Naranjo220 (2013)15.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
27248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27248:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Schneider (2004) gives the locality for transparent Terlingua-type calcite cleavages as "near Muzquiz", but most references list them as coming from the Challenger Cave system https://www.mindat.org/loc-435066.html .

Coordinates are for Santa Rosa Range south of town (where mines are located).
Sierra de Santa Rosa Mining district

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13 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: cleavages
Colour: colorless to pale pink
Fluorescence: lavender, yellow, pink
Description: Famous Terlingua-type calcite, marketed in perfect, transparent to slightly milky Iceland spar cleavages. Fluoresces lavender under SW UV with strong blue phosphorescence, creamy yellow under MW UV and bright pink under LW UV.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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