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Nose Rock, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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McKinley CountyCounty
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USACountry
Nose Rock, Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 53' 24'' North , 108° 3' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.89002,-108.06201
GRN:
N24W63
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crownpoint2,278 (2011)24.9km
Pueblo Pintado192 (2015)39.2km
Nageezi286 (2011)50.8km
Thoreau1,865 (2011)56.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
292690
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292690:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘFerroselite2.EB.10aFeSe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ FerroseliteFeSe2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SeSelenium
Seⓘ FerroseliteFeSe2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O

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