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Apache No. 2 Mine, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USAi
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Apache No. 2 MineMine
La Jarita-Apache areaArea
Petaca Mining DistrictMining District
Rio Arriba CountyCounty
New MexicoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 23'' North , 106° 3' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.50639,-106.05056
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
LaMadera154 (2017)13.3km
El Rito808 (2011)21.9km
Arroyo Hondo474 (2011)34.2km
Canjilon256 (2011)34.7km
Dixon926 (2011)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
64411
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64411:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: The deposit consists of three pegmatite dikes - the south sandoval, north sandoval and the sandoval extension. Jahns (1946) gives a complete description of all three pegmatites. See also: la jarita-apache group. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

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

Rock formation(s): Ortega Quartzite


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

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ⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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References

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. pp.161-165
Redmon, D.E. (1961) Reconnaissance of Selected Pegmatite Districts in North-Central New Mexico. Information Circular 8013. United States Bureau of Minesp.28
Lesure, F.G. (1965) Mineral and Water Resources of New Mexico. Bulletin 87. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.278
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 158 pp. doi:10.58799/b-91 pp.121-122
McLemore, Virginia T. (1983) Uranium and thorium occurrences in New Mexico--Distribution, geology, production, and resources, with selected bibliography. Open-file Report 183. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/ofr-183
Yale Peabody Museum (2024) Peabody GNIS Service, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.
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