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Fish Beryl Claims, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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Fish Beryl ClaimsClaim
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 1' 41'' North , 105° 41' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.02811,-105.69779
GeoHash:
G#: 9wkufy9ny
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Truchas560 (2011)10.4km
Cordova414 (2011)14.8km
Chamisal310 (2011)15.7km
Peñasco589 (2011)15.7km
Vadito270 (2011)18.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
415018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:415018:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Pegmatite poorly exposed, but is traceable for 60 feet along the strike.

Development: Mr. Rivers produced 1500 pounds of beryl in 1957.

Geology: A 4-foot-wide massive white quartz core is bounded on each side by 3-foot-wide zones of fractured and weathered feldspars. Pale-green euhedral beryl is found with the feldspar on the south side of the quartz core.

Rock formation(s): Ortega Quartzite


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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

REDMON, D.E., (1961), USBM IC 8013, P. 55-57
File, L. and S.A. Northrop, (1966), Nmbmmr Circ. 84.
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