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Monazite Group from
Wyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


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Monazite-(Ce)

Wyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
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Monazite-(Ce)

Wyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
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Monazite-(Ce)

Wyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:793101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:793101:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘConquistidor deposit (Augusta deposit), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘKeystone-Western deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘApache No. 2 Mine, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSandoval deposit (Old Black Horse; Kentucky), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNavajo deposit (Summit; Highland), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLa Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘApache No. 1 Mine (Porter; Blue), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMica Lode deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘNorth Star deposit (Miller deposit), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEtter 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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