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Brickland Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
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Brickland Mining DistrictMining District
Doña Ana CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
Type:
Mining District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sunland Park15,940 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
413793
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413793:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Wad'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences28
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Boquillas1393.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mojado - Sarten12105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Mesilla Valley2105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Smerltertown - 31113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gyrostrea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gyrostrea105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Magnoavipes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Ornithomimipodidae : Magnoavipes105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Caririchnium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontipodidae : Caririchnium105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ophiura straini
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiura : Ophiura straini113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Desmoceras : Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella)99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anisoceras plicatilis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Anisoceratidae : Anisoceras : Anisoceras plicatilis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus99.6 - 93.5 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
Moremanoceras straini
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Moremanoceras : Moremanoceras straini99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paracompsoceras landisi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Paracompsoceras : Paracompsoceras landisi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tarrantoceras sellardsi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Tarrantoceras : Tarrantoceras sellardsi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cunningtoniceras johnsonianum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Cunningtoniceras : Cunningtoniceras johnsonianum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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