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Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, USAi
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JalCity
Lea CountyCounty
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City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jal2,201 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
286790
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286790:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Jal, Comté de Lea, Nouveau-Mexique, États-Unis
Italian:
Jal, Contea di Lea, Nuovo Messico, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Jal, Condado de Lea, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
جال, مقاطعة ليا, نيومكسيكو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Jal , Lea konderria, Mexiko Berria
Catalan:
Jal, Nou Mèxic, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Jal, Lea County, New Mexico
Chechen:
Джал , Нью-Мексико, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Jal, Lea, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Danish:
Jal, New Mexico, USA
Dutch:
Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جال, نيو مكسيكو, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
جال، نیومکزیکو, شهرستان لی، نیومکزیکو, نیومکزیکو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Jal, Lea megye, Új-Mexikó, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Jal, Nua-Mheicsiceo, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Джал, Нью-Мексико, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Джал, Нью-Мексико, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Jal
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Jal
Polish:
Jal, Hrabstwo Lea, Nowy Meksyk, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Jal, Condado de Lea, Novo México, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Jal, Округ Ли, Нови Мексико, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Jal, Lea County, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
جال، نیومکزیکو, نیومکزیکو ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Tatar:
Джал , Нью-Мексико, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Джал, Леа, Нью-Мексико, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جل، نیو میکسیکو, لیا کاؤنٹی، نیو میکسیکو, نیو میکسیکو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Jal, New Mexico, Lamerikän
Waray:
Jal, Condado han Lea, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Jal, Mecsico Newydd, Unol Daleithiau America


Jal is a city.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘ 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: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase composition (Ab55-72)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ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]
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ⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
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ⓘ 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ⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
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ⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
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ⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
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]
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)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
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
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal,_New_Mexico
Wikidata ID:Q2293645
GeoNames ID:5473083

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