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Pegmatite Zone, Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality, Veracruz, Mexicoi
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Pegmatite ZoneDiggings (Active)
Las Vigas de Ramírez MunicipalityMunicipality
VeracruzState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 36' 0'' North , 97° 5' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
19.60000,-97.10000
GRN:
N14W65
Type:
Diggings (Active) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Úrsulo Galván180 (2014)2.8km
El Paisano913 (2014)2.9km
Barrio de la Salud186 (2014)3.0km
Dos Veredas177 (2014)3.9km
Encino Gacho190 (2014)4.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
301727
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301727:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Although the precise location of this pegmatite zone is not yet known, it is probably within one of the intrusive stocks that generated the skarns that produce the famous amethyst quartz and grossular garnets. Quite a bit of material has been emerging over the last 3 years, so the diggings can't be trivial. More information is actively being sought. (Peter Megaw, 2018).

The first material I saw was 1 cm lustrous orange balls of what looked like stellerite on typical orthoclase-albite-smoky quartz pegmatite matrix. We now know that the orange balls are stilbite-Na, but stellerite, heulandite-Ca and clinoptilolite are present as colorless to cream colored micro crystals. Plates to 30 cm of iron-oxide stained smoky quartz (to 5 cm) and blocky orthoclase (2-4 cm) with clinochlore have emerged more recently. Stubby black tourmaline and brilliant sharp yellow to yellow orange titanite crystals to 5 mm are also plentiful. Odd looking radial fibrous growths of lilac-colored aragonite to 7 cm were also found at the location. (Peter Megaw, 2018).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘHeulandite-Ca9.GE.05(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
ⓘStilbite-Na9.GE.10Na9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
ⓘStellerite9.GE.15Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite-NaNa9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Oⓘ Stilbite-NaNa9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Naⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Naⓘ Stilbite-NaNa9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Alⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite-NaNa9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Siⓘ Stilbite-NaNa9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Caⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O

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