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Socorro Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
413720
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413720:0
GUID (UUID V4):
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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OOxygen
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
KPotassium
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
UUranium
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mancos Shale383.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Dakota sandstone1199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turrilites costatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites costatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turrilites scheuchzerianus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites scheuchzerianus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Morrowites depressus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Morrowites : Morrowites depressus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus arvanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus arvanus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea beloiti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea beloiti99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthoceras amphibolum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Acanthoceras : Acanthoceras amphibolum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiacanthoceras wyomingense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Plesiacanthoceras : Plesiacanthoceras wyomingense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Conlinoceras tarrantense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Conlinoceras : Conlinoceras tarrantense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthoceras muldoonense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Acanthoceras : Acanthoceras muldoonense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthoceras bellense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Acanthoceras : Acanthoceras bellense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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