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San Marcial Quarry, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 43' 9'' North , 107° 0' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Antonio165 (2011)25.8km
Luis Lopez107 (2011)32.1km
Socorro8,722 (2017)39.2km
Magdalena911 (2017)49.2km
Lemitar330 (2011)49.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
3998
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3998:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tertiary lava

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs as yellow to orange prismatic crystals to 2 mm with mordenite in vugs.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Description: Small hairs occur in fractures and cracks, especially common with calcite.
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Small gemmy crystals line basalt vesicles as either druses or as scattered singles, usually with mordenite as single "hairs" or patches.
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OOxygen
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TridymiteSiO2
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
NaSodium
Na Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Al Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TridymiteSiO2
KPotassium
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
K Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
UUranium
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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