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Sandstone Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USAi
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Sandstone MineMine
McKinley CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry
Sandstone Mine, Grants Mining District, New Mexico, USA

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Natrozippeite

Sandstone Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Natrozippeite

Sandstone Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
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Natrozippeite

Sandstone Mine, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~100km
GRN:
N24W64
Type:
Mine
Mindat Locality ID:
47970
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47970:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 34 T14N R9W

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
ⓘ Jordisite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montroseite
Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
ⓘ Native Selenium
Formula: Se
ⓘ Paramontroseite
Formula: V4+O2
ⓘ Pascoite
Formula: Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Zippeite
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘJordisite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘParamontroseite4.DB.15aV4+O2
ⓘMontroseite4.FD.10(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
ⓘIlsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
ⓘPascoite4.HC.05Ca2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘZippeite7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Hⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Oⓘ ParamontroseiteV4+O2
Oⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ JordisiteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Vⓘ ParamontroseiteV4+O2
Vⓘ PascoiteCa2Ca(V10O28) · 17H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SeSelenium
Seⓘ Native SeleniumSe
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Moⓘ JordisiteMoS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uⓘ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O

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