Unnamed prospect pit, Sandy Mine, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed prospect pit | Pit |
Sandy Mine | Mine |
Laguna subdistrict | Mining Sub-district |
Cibola County | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 107° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
235277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235277:3
GUID (UUID V4):
830b9b6e-77a9-4879-a019-f49a8d26bd8d
The TL of goldmanite, a small prospect several hundred feet from Pit I of the Sandy Mine. The mine is located in a metamorphosed uranium-vanadium deposit in the Entrada Sandstone, overlain by relatively unmineralized Todilto Limestone 2 to 3 feet thick, which is overlain by a diabase sill about 20 feet thick. (Moench & Meyrowitz 1964).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Goldmanite (TL) Formula: Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 Type Locality: |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Goldmanite (TL) | 9.AD.25 | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Baca BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- New Mexico
- Laguna Mining DistrictMining District
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