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Star Lake, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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Star LakeDeposit
McKinley CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 33' 0'' North , 107° 24' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.55005,-107.40061
GRN:
N24W63
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eagle Nest295 (2006)14.2km
Torreon326 (2011)32.2km
San Mateo161 (2011)32.8km
Seboyeta179 (2011)38.8km
Bibo140 (2011)41.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
414809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414809:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Deposit occurs As 3 remnants on side of small canyon. Sample of sandstone assayed 0.5% tio2 and 12.8% fe, with traces of zircon and monazite. The potential resources of titaniferous sandstone in the 33 New mexico deposits, including the star lake, are estimated at 4,751,200 st with weighted average grade percents of 12.82 tio2, 2.07 zro2, 15.51 fe, and 0.10 equivalent tho2.

Geology: Geol.desc: placer-fossil-beach and marine

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

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OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Dow, V. T., and Batty, J. V., (1961), Reconnaissance of Titaniferous Sandstone Deposits of Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Rept. Inv. 5860, 52 P
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