Rockhound State Park, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA i
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Rockhound State Park State Park
Little Florida Mountains Mining District Mining District
Little Florida Mountains Mountain Range
Luna County Shaft (Reclaimed)
New Mexico State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Rockhound State Park	State Park
Little Florida Mountains Mining District	Mining District
Little Florida Mountains	Mountain Range
Luna County	Shaft (Reclaimed)
New Mexico	State
USA	Country

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Type:

State Park

Mindat Locality ID:

34598

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:34598:8

GUID (UUID V4):

59c18102-62b0-4583-bdc1-f5594f18c4ae

This state park was established in 1966 for the collecting of rocks and minerals for personal use, the first such park in the United States.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ var. Brecciated Agate

ⓘ var. Chalcedony

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Obsidian

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Jasper'

References:

MCLEMORE, V. T., DUNBAR, N.and MCINTOSH, W.C., 2000. Rockhound and Spring Canyon State Parks. in Lawton, T. F., McMillan, N. J., McLemore, V. T., Austin, G., and Barker, J. M. eds., Southwest Passage, A Trip through the Phanerozoic: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 51, pp. 33-34.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Colour: white, bluish-white, yellow

Fluorescence: green (SW)

References:

www.emnrd.state.nm.us (1997) http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/PAGES/parks/rockh/rockh.htm

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

www.emnrd.state.nm.us (1997) http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/PAGES/parks/rockh/rockh.htm

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

www.emnrd.state.nm.us (1997) http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/PAGES/parks/rockh/rockh.htm

ⓘ Quartz var. Brecciated Agate

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Dennis Tryon collection

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Twenty-First Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium

www.emnrd.state.nm.us (1997) http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/PAGES/parks/rockh/rockh.htm

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O

References:

geoinfo.nmt.edu (2000) http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/dunbar/abstract/mdm00.html

Gallery:

ⓘ 'Jasper'

SiO₂ · nH₂Oⓘ Opal

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Brecciated Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Thomsonite-Ca	9.GA.10	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Jasper'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Brecciated Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Brecciated Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

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