Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences | Road (Active) |
| Las Cruces | City |
| Doña Ana County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 21' 16'' North , 106° 43' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Road (Active) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
A group of mounds and exposed patches of local Arroyo rock along the side of Calle Jitas Blvd.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Acicular Description: Occurs as micro needles inside quartz vugs inside of chert. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Colour: White Description: Occurs within nodules and chunks of Obsidian as typical white to gray spots. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Habit: Uncertain Colour: Black Description: Found inside of a vug of Chert. Occurs as very micro black crystals (Exact habit is undetermined). References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' Habit: Dendritic Description: Occurs as both inclusions in Chalcedony/Agate, and sometimes as coatings on chert. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as either massive chunks or drusy coatings in both vugs and on top of rocks. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 Description: Occasionally, small pieces and chunks of banded agate can be found. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in a variety of ways: Botryoidal coatings on chert and other rock, massive chunks, nodules, and vugs in Rhyolite. References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Description: Occurs exclusively and scarcely as small, weathered, brown balls inside of vugs within Rhyolite References: Brighton Alfred Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mesilla BasinBasin
- Orogrande BasinBasin
- Rio Grande RiftNarrow Rift
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Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA