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Samarskite-(Y) from
South Kiawa, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Kiawa, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792794
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792794:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuena Vista deposit, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘAlma deposit (Kansas City deposit), Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMeadow deposit, Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSilver Spur deposit (Old Eureka; Hoyt-Seward; Las Tablas), Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCanary Bird Pegmatite, Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLa Jarita deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘVestegard Pegmatite, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘEl Contento deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘLonesome deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘNorth Star deposit (Miller deposit), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
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.
 
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