Joseph mine, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Joseph mine | Mine |
| Ojo Caliente Mining District | Mining District |
| Rio Arriba County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 38'' North , 106° 3' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Sec 11 T24N R8E
Structure: East End Of Dike Truncated By A North Trending, Steeply Dipping Fault.
Tectonics: Brazos Uplift
Deposit: Pegmatite plunges steeply on east end. See also: ojo caliente district ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Development: No production figures are available. Property has been inactive since 1965. Jahns (1946) reports an estimated several thousand tons of scrap mica produced.
Geology: Deposit occurs in the petaca schist(?)member of the ortega quartzite (?)
Rock formation(s): Ortega Quartzite
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite Formula: (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3 References: Chris Clemens photoIdentification: Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | var. Yttrofluorite | 3.AB.25 | (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Perthite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101882 |
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Joseph mine, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA