Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexicoi
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Madrelena Mine | Mine |
Tres Pozos | - not defined - |
Baja California | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 20' North , 116° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ejido Héroes del Desierto | 446 (2018) | 5.2km |
Carmen Serdán | 140 (2018) | 12.8km |
Rancho Ramos | 130 (2013) | 14.2km |
Villas Campestre | 168 (2014) | 20.1km |
Hacienda Tecate | 1,871 (2014) | 25.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
20114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20114:3
GUID (UUID V4):
f74e558d-60ca-4b9e-a8e7-8ab04d6b2a17
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina la Madrelena, Tres Pozos, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Metasedimentary roof pendant or septum bounded by granitic rocks. The mine is located about 10 Mi S of El Condor and 35 Mi SE of Tecate.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
20 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Alforsite Formula: Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
ⓘ Bazirite Formula: BaZr(Si3O9) |
ⓘ Celsian Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) Formula: Ba4Fe3+4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl Colour: orange (also patchy blue) to colorless pleochroism in thin section Description: sparse orange (also patchy blue) to colorless pleochroism enlongate crystals in thin section (plane-polarized light), associated with sanbornite (along with titantaramellite, gillespite, and others).
Chemical analysis (wt%, by EPMA):
SiO2 28.07
TiO2 0.05 (corrected for interference of Ba on Ti)
SnO2 0.01
Al2O3 5.71
V2O3 0.04 (corrected for interferences of Ba and Ti on V)
Fe2O3 11.02 (all Fe calculated as Fe3+)
Mn2O3 0.45 (all Mn calculated as Mn3+)
MgO 0.91
CaO 0.03
SrO 0.11
BaO 43.49
Na2O 0.08
K2O 0.01
F 0.22
Cl 2.21
H2O 6.01 (calculated by stoichiometry, based on 10 OH+F+Cl, based on formula of Kampf et al., 2013)
TOTAL 98.19 (includes ∑(minor elements) and -O=(F+Cl))
sought but below detection limit: P, S, Sc, Cr, Zr, Ga, Co, Ni, Zn
normalized to 22 oxygen equivalent, assuming ∑Fe=Fe3+ and ∑Mn=Mn3+:
(Ba3.85Na0.04Sr0.01Ca0.01)∑3.91(Fe[III]1.86Al1.51Mg0.30Mn[III]0.08Ti0.01V0.01)∑3.77(Si6.30)O5(OH)8[(OH)1.00Cl0.84F0.16]∑10.00
References: |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Fresnoite Formula: Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O References: Pavel Kartashov's analytical dataIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: EPMA |
ⓘ Gillespite Formula: BaFe2+Si4O10 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pabstite Formula: Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
ⓘ Pellyite Formula: Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sanbornite Formula: Ba2(Si4O10) |
ⓘ Taramellite Formula: Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Titantaramellite (TL) Formula: Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx Type Locality: Description: Representative chemical analysis of titantaramellite from this locality.
(unpublished EPMA data; analyst: F. Mazdab; sample: thin section FKM-53):
wt%
SiO2 33.42
TiO2 9.21 (corrected for interference of Ba on Ti)
ZrO2 0.02
SnO2 0.14
B2O3 4.09 (calculated by stoichiometry)
Al2O3 0.31
V2O3 0.40 (corrected for interferences of Ba and Ti on V)
Cr2O3 0.19
Sc2O3 0.01
Fe2O3 5.54 (calculated from total Fe based from charge balance)
FeO 0.82
MnO 0.23
MgO 2.05
SrO 0.10
BaO 41.04 (corrected for interference of Ti on Ba)
Na2O 0.05
F 0.29
Cl 1.75
TOTAL 99.49 (includes ∑(minor elements) and -O=(F+Cl))
sought but below detection limit: S, P, Ga, Co, Ni, Zn, Ca, K
normalized to ∑cations = 18:
(Ba4.00Na0.03Sr0.01)∑4.04(Ti1.73Fe[III]1.03Mg0.75Fe[II]0.17Al0.09V0.08Mn[II]0.05Cr0.04Sn0.01)∑3.96(B1.74Si8.26)∑10.00O29(Cl0.73F0.23)∑0.96
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ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Alforsite | 8.BN.05 | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Fresnoite | 9.BE.15 | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
ⓘ | Bazirite | 9.CA.05 | BaZr(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Pabstite | 9.CA.05 | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Titantaramellite (TL) | 9.CE.20 | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
ⓘ | Taramellite | 9.CE.20 | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
ⓘ | Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | 9.CF.25 | Ba4Fe3+4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pellyite | 9.DO.10 | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
ⓘ | Gillespite | 9.EA.05 | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Sanbornite | 9.EF.10 | Ba2(Si4O10) |
ⓘ | Celsian | 9.FA.30 | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
B | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
O | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sanbornite | Ba2(Si4O10) |
O | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
Mg | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Mg | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
Si | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sanbornite | Ba2(Si4O10) |
Si | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Cl | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Cl | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
Ti | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
Ti | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
Fe | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Fe | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Fe | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
Ba | ⓘ Bazirite | BaZr(Si3O9) |
Ba | ⓘ Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
Ba | ⓘ Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
Ba | ⓘ Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
Ba | ⓘ Pabstite | Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9) |
Ba | ⓘ Pellyite | Ba2Ca(Fe,Mg)2Si6O17 |
Ba | ⓘ Sanbornite | Ba2(Si4O10) |
Ba | ⓘ Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Ba | ⓘ Titantaramellite | Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
Ba | ⓘ Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe43+O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
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Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico