Beryllium Virgin claim, Paramount Canyon, Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Virgin claim | Claim |
| Paramount Canyon | Canyon |
| Sierra County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 25' 6'' North , 107° 57' 32'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro | 124 (2011) | 66.3km |
The site is located about 400 yards south of NM State Rt. 59 about four miles west of Boiler Peak. There is a gravel storage area adjacent to the road where one can park. Bixbyite, pseudobrookite, and cassiterite can be found in cavity (lithophyseal) fillings and wood tin veins that crop out in the steep slopes leading to the bottom of the canyon.
Mineralization is hosted in the Taylor Creek Rhyolite.
Mineralization is hosted in the Taylor Creek Rhyolite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Red Beryl |
| ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) Formula: Mn3+2O3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce) Formula: Ce4+O2 |
| ⓘ Cheralite ? Formula: CaTh(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ 'Chernovite-(Ce)' Formula: (Ce,Y)(AsO4) |
| ⓘ Chernovite-(Y) Formula: Y(AsO4) |
| ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Gasparite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(AsO4) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+O5 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Wakefieldite-(Y) ? Formula: Y(VO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe3+2Ti4+O5 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Cerianite-(Ce) | 4.DL.05 | Ce4+O2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Chernovite-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(AsO4) |
| ⓘ | Wakefieldite-(Y) ? | 8.AD.35 | Y(VO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Chernovite-(Ce)' | 8.AD.35 | (Ce,Y)(AsO4) |
| ⓘ | Gasparite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(AsO4) |
| ⓘ | Cheralite ? | 8.AD.50 | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beryl var. Red Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- New Mexico
- Gila National ForestNational Forest
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References
Fries, Carl, Schaller, Waldemar T., Glass, and Jewell J. (1942) Bixbyite and pseudobrookite from the tin-bearing rhyolite of the Black Range, New Mexico. American Mineralogist, 27 (4) 305-322
Lufkin, John L. (1976) Oxide minerals in miarolitic rhyolite, Black Range, New Mexico. American Mineralogist, 61 (5-6) 425-430
Kimbler, Frank S., Haynes, Patrick E. (1980) An occurrence of red beryl in the Black Range, New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 2 (1) 15-16 doi:10.58799/nmg-v2n1.15
Beryllium Virgin claim, Paramount Canyon, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA