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Ramireño, Zapata County, Texas, USAi
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Ramireño- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 0' 25'' North , 99° 23' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Ygnacio667 (2011)6.8km
Medina3,935 (2011)15.7km
Zapata5,089 (2011)15.8km
Falcon Mesa405 (2011)17.6km
Falcon Lake Estates1,036 (2011)19.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
299238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299238:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ramireño is on U.S. Highway 83 and Ranch Road 3169 five miles SE of San Ignacio and eight miles NW of Zapata, along the Rio Grande River (Mexican border) in Zapata County. Originally it was two miles south of its current site on the banks of the Rio Grande. The property was granted to José Luis Ramírez in 1784.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

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