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Rio del Oso, Abiquiu District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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Rio del Oso- not defined -
Abiquiu DistrictMining District
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 6' 42'' North , 106° 9' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.11169,-106.15016
GeoHash:
G#: 9wkt2mzvf
GRN:
N25W61
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chili654 (2011)0.7km
El Duende707 (2011)5.0km
Hernandez946 (2011)6.1km
Chamita870 (2011)6.6km
Alcalde285 (2011)9.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Los Alamos Geological SocietyLos Alamos, New Mexico29km
Mindat Locality ID:
50449
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50449:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Basalts at the junction of the Rio del Oso and Chama Rivers, near the base of Abiquiu Peak

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHarmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Lévyne'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
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