Laughlin Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | Peak |
| Colfax County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 37' 31'' North , 104° 11' 8'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell | 228 (2017) | 33.3km |
| Des Moines | 129 (2017) | 34.8km |
| Raton | 6,187 (2017) | 38.3km |
| Springer | 943 (2017) | 46.9km |
In this area, Staatz (1985) mapped 29 veins ranging from 0.5 to 550 m (1.6 to 1,800 ft) in length and 0.2 to 70 cm (0.08 to 28 in.) in thickness. Thorium- and REE-bearing minerals in the veins include brockite, xenotime, and crandallite. The brockite and xenotime are mainly enriched in the yttrium-group (heavy) rare earths, whereas the crandallite contains mostly cerium-group (light) rare earth elements. The veins are steeply dipping and lie along fracture zones, cutting mostly trachyte and Dakota Sandstone but also intrusive breccia and trachyandesite. The gangue minerals are mostly potassium feldspar, quartz, or calcite, and lesser amounts of goethite, magnetite, barite, zircon, rutile, and a manganese oxide. One small carbonatite dike was found 2.7 km (1.7 mi) south of the mapped area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Brockite Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Nacrite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: NMGS 38th Field Conference |
| ⓘ 'Wad' Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: USGS Open File report 2010-5220 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Brockite | 8.CJ.45 | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Nacrite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
References
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