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Abbey Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAi
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Neighbouring regions:
Hook Ranch-Riley Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
49413
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49413:2
GUID (UUID V4):
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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘOrdoñezite4.DB.10ZnSb2O6
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ OrdoñeziteZnSb2O6
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ OrdoñeziteZnSb2O6
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ OrdoñeziteZnSb2O6
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mancos Shale - Tres Hermanos293.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Collignoniceras woollgari
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Collignoniceras : Collignoniceras woollgari93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoplitoides koeneni
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Hoplitoides : Hoplitoides koeneni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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