Acuna Municipality, Coahuila, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Acuna Municipality | Municipality |
| Coahuila | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Ciudad Acuña | 134,233 (2018) |
| Las Cuevas | 399 (2018) |
| Calles | 373 (2018) |
| Las Torres | 274 (2014) |
| Balcones | 263 (2018) |
| Buena Vista | 133 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Acuña, Mexique
Italian:
Acuña, Messico
Spanish:
Acuña, México
Asturian:
Acuña
Basque:
Acuña
Catalan:
Acuña, Mèxic
Cebuano:
Acuña
Dutch:
Acuña Municipality, Mexico
Esperanto:
Acuña
Farsi/Persian:
شهر اکونا, مکزیک
Friulian:
Acuña
Hungarian:
Acuña község, Mexikó
Judaeo-Spanish:
Acuña
Nahuatl:
Acuña
Scots:
Acuña Municipality
Serbian:
Општина Акуња, Мексико
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Acuña
Swedish:
Acuña , Mexiko
Urdu:
آکونیا بلدیہ
Venetian:
Acuña
Municipio in the northern part of the state of Coahuila, just east of (and across the Rio Grande River from) Big Bend National Park.
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 Reference: McAnulty, W. N., Sewell, C. R., Atkinson, D. R., & Rasberry, J. M. (1963). Aguachile beryllium-bearing fluorspar district, Coahuila, Mexico. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 74(6), 735-743. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Kurat, G., Brandstaetter, F., Palme, H., & Spettel, B. (1991) Non-Equilibrium in the Acuna IIIAB Iron. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXII, Abstracts: 767-76. (1991) |
| ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reference: McAnulty, W. N., Sewell, C. R., Atkinson, D. R., & Rasberry, J. M. (1963). Aguachile beryllium-bearing fluorspar district, Coahuila, Mexico. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 74(6), 735-743. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Localities: Reference: American Mineralogist 26:655-656; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Localities: Reference: American Mineralogist 26:655-656; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Li-bearing Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Li-bearing Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: McAnulty, W. N., Sewell, C. R., Atkinson, D. R., & Rasberry, J. M. (1963). Aguachile beryllium-bearing fluorspar district, Coahuila, Mexico. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 74(6), 735-743. |
| ⓘ Riebeckite Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Levinson, A.A. (1962) Beryllium-fluorine mineralization at Aguachile Mountain, Coahuila, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 47, 67-74. |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Localities: Description: Obvious as scattered skeleton crystals (up to 10 x 10 x 5 mm) enveloped in 5-10 mm swathing kamacite. But most schreibersite is present as winding 0.1-0.5 mm wide grain boundary veins. Reference: American Mineralogist 26:655-656; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Localities: Reference: American Mineralogist 26:655-656; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Localities: Description: As 5-10 mm nodules with thin schreibersite rims. Occasional cohenite rims are present. Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
Fossils
There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 47 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 6 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 6 fossil localities |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acu%C3%B1a_Municipality |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q3844637 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8583597 |
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