Valmont, Tularosa District, Otero Co., New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Valmont | - not defined - |
Tularosa District | Mining District |
Otero Co. | County |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Boles Acres | 1,638 (2011) | 6.7km |
Holloman Air Force Base | 3,054 (2011) | 15.4km |
Alamogordo | 30,753 (2017) | 17.2km |
La Luz | 1,697 (2011) | 26.0km |
High Rolls | 834 (2011) | 26.8km |
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Regions containing this locality
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 441. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
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A2XO4·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Mirabilite | 29.2.2.1 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Holocene - Gelasian 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 2717314 | Piedmont alluvial deposits Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Includes deposits of higher gradient tributaries bordering major stream valleys, alluvial veneers of the piedmont slope, and alluvial fans. May locally include uppermost Pliocene deposits. Comments: Original map source: Green, G.N., Jones, G.E., and Anderson, O.J., 1997, The Digital Geologic Map of New Mexico in ARC/INFO Format: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0052, 9 p., scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{unconsolidated alluvium} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
Quaternary - Miocene 0 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3185380 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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Localities in this RegionShow map
- New Mexico
- Otero Co.
- Tularosa District
- Valmont
- Tularosa District
- Otero Co.