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Timber Buttes, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAi
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Timber ButtesOutcrop
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 35' 9'' North , 104° 10' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.58598,-104.16679
GRN:
N25W60
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maxwell228 (2017)34.0km
Des Moines129 (2017)35.5km
Raton6,187 (2017)42.8km
Springer943 (2017)45.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
49433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49433:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pine Buttes


Red Mountain rhyodacite occurs at Timber Butte.

The mineralogy of the mindat locality is more common in the Chino phonolite.
From Hogeye Mesa in sec. 26 northeastward to sees. 13 and 24, T. 27 N., R. 26 E., an ocellar analcime phonolite crops out.

coordinates (36.545993,-104.144126) some 2miles SE of Pine Butte.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6

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References

[1]Scott, G. R., Wilcox, R. E., & Mehnert, H. H. (1990). Geology of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks of the Raton-Springer area, Colfax and Union Counties, New Mexico. United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper;(USA), 1507.
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