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Rare Metals Prospect (Little Marie), Red Cloud District, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 12' 25'' North , 105° 46' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.20703,-105.77417
GRN:
N23W63
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Corona162 (2017)16.9km
Willard241 (2017)49.3km
Mountainair878 (2017)55.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
35257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35257:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Rio Grande Rift Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Deposit: CONTAINS A FEW TONS OF THOUSAND ST AT 40-50% FE. Discovery Year: 1940'S

Deposit type: Skarn Fe

Geology: Radioactive iron mineralization.

Rock formation(s): Yeso


Ore(s): Intrusive Contact

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

NMBMGMR Open-file Report - 532
Mclemore, V.T., (1981) New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file Report 155, 267 P
Kelley, V.C., (1949), University of New Mexico Press, No. 2, 246 P.
PERHAC R M (1970) NMBM BULL 95 P44
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