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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 12' 27'' North , 108° 7' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Claim (Reclaimed) - last checked 2017
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pulpotio Bareas120 (2017)33.3km
Deming14,522 (2017)35.2km
Mountain View122 (2017)35.4km
Sunshine420 (2011)36.0km
Keeler Farm1,305 (2017)36.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Deming Gem & Mineral SocietyDeming, New Mexico35km
Mindat Locality ID:
310371
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310371:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List


23 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
References:
Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
References:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Kettnerite
Formula: CaBiCO3OF
Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
References:
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
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
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Kettnerite5.BE.30CaBiCO3OF
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Danalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Be HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
C MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
O MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SSulfur
S DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
S GalenaPbS
S HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
S MolybdeniteMoS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca KettneriteCaBiCO3OF
Ca MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MnManganese
Mn HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
FeIron
Fe DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi KettneriteCaBiCO3OF

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