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White Pegmatite (Lyons deposit), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types
White Pegmatite (Lyons deposit)Pegmatite
Alamos areaArea
Petaca Mining DistrictMining District
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 27' 37'' North , 106° 2' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.46031,-106.04453
GeoHash:
G#: 9wkx6vksx
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
LaMadera154 (2017)8.2km
El Rito808 (2011)18.3km
Dixon926 (2011)32.3km
Canova118 (2011)33.9km
Velarde502 (2011)34.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
50802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50802:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 26 T26N R8E

Structure: Fault, Strikes N 60 W And Dips Very Steeply North Northeast, Offsets Pegmatite A Few Feet

Alteration: An Andesitic Dike Lies In The Fault Zone

Deposit: See also: alamos group ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept the pegmatite is distinctly zoned. Discovery year: 1920's

Geology: The deposit occurs in the petaca schist member of the ortega quartzite.

Rock formation(s): Ortega Quartzite


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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘSamarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘYttrotantalite-(Y)4.DG.10(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Oⓘ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
YYttrium
Yⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Yⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nbⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
UUranium
Uⓘ Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

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References

JUST, E., (1937), NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 66
Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico 289 pp.
JAHNS, R.H., (1946), NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 219-223
REDMON, D.E., (1961), USBM IC 8013, P. 39
LESURE, F.G., (1965), NMBMMR BULL. NO 87, P. 278-290
BINGLER, E.C., (1968), NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 122-126
MCLEMORE, VT., (1983), NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1
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