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North Star deposit (Miller deposit), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
North Star deposit (Miller deposit)Deposit
La Jarita-Apache areaArea
Petaca Mining DistrictMining District
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 27'' North , 106° 2' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
LaMadera154 (2017)15.3km
El Rito808 (2011)23.7km
Arroyo Hondo474 (2011)33.9km
Canjilon256 (2011)35.1km
San Cristobal273 (2011)37.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
50356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50356:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
YYttrium
Y Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
NbNiobium
Nb Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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