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Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
FarmingtonCity
San Juan CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Upper Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Farmington42,871 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
49441
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49441:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Navajo:
Tóta', Kinteel Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo, Yootó Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí


Spring 10 miles NW of town

Farmington is a city.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wasatch355.8 - 50.3 Ma (Eocene)
Nacimiento563.3 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Ojo Alamo Sandstone166 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Ojo Sandstone166 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Upper Kirtland6100.5 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Platanus raynoldsi
species		Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus raynoldsi66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Ficus
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : Ficus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Artocarpus lessigiana
species		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : Artocarpus : Artocarpus lessigiana66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Plataninium
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Plataninium100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Compsemys victa
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Compsemydidae : Compsemys : Compsemys victa66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Metcalfeoxylon
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Metcalfeoxylon100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paraphyllanthoxylon
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Paraphyllanthoxylon100.5 - 56 Ma
Phanerozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington,_New_Mexico
Wikidata ID:Q1012695
GeoNames ID:5467328


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