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Locality Name:
Colfax Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 21968
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21968.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Colfax Co., New Mexico, USA": 99
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 82

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Abbott Meteorite
Abbott Ranch
Black Lake
Blasted Pine Prospect
Carisbrook
Chico Hills Meteorite
Cimarron Range
Farley Meteorite
Laughlin Peak
Palo Blanco Creek Meteorite
Perryville District
Pleasant Valley
Raton
Rayado Creek (Rayado Canyon)
Robinson Peak
Sangre De Cristo Mts
Slagle Canyon
Springer
Taylor Springs
Timber Buttes
Tres Hermanos Peak
Vermejo Park

Latitude: 36°33'35"N
Longitude: 104°30'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.559722222222,-104.50138888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite
Astrophyllite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite
Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Garnet
Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Neptunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pectolite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite
Tridymite	Vivianite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite
Astrophyllite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite
Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Fritzscheite Garnet
Iron Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Neptunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pectolite Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite
Tridymite Vivianite Wöhlerite Zircon

117 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Analcime ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bornite ()*	Brenkite ()*	Brockite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cryolite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Ferberite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Graphite ()*
Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Ice ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Isocubanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kenyaite ()*	Kogarkoite ()*	Kupletskite ()*
Lorenzenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganoneptunite ()*	Metatyuyamunite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Neptunite ()*	Normandite ()*	Nosean ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Paranatrolite ()*	Pectolite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Phosphorrösslerite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rasvumite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosenbuschite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Scheelite ()*	Searlesite ()*	Serandite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stishovite ()*
Taenite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thermonatrite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*
Thorbastnäsite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*
Trona ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Villiaumite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	244503	2793
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			4	244493,244544,244547,244549	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			4	244454,244504,244544,244547	8803
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			1	244455	272
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			3	244498,244547,244549	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	244489	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	244462	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			0		1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			0		708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	244498,244547	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	244498,244536	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			3	244461,244498,244550	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	244508	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	244493,244547	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	244503	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	244534	5516
Brenkite ()*	None	Ca₂(CO₃)F₂			1	244547	4
Brockite ()*	Rhabdophane	(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO₄)·H₂O			1	244493	48
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			11	244465,244466,244485,244490,244493,244503,244504,244510,244536,244547,244550	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	244547	232
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	244503,244516	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	244462	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	244468	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			10	244465,244466,244476,244482,244485,244490,244503,244504,244508,244526	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	244462	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	244454,244492,244494	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			4	244462,244503,244508,244532	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	244462,244492	3846
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	244493	310
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆			1	244547	50
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			4	244462,244503,244508,244532	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	244466,244503,244526	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			11	244465,244466,244485,244486,244487,244489,244490,244503,244504,244512,244526	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	244536	814
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂			1	244547	182
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	244503	551
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	244546	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	244547	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	244493,244547,244550	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			6	244465,244482,244485,244503,244511,244547	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			3	244462,244503,244536	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	244493	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			20	244465,244468,244472,244473,244475,244476,244477,244478,244480,244484,244485,244503,244505,244510,244516,244526,244527,244530,244531,244539	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O			1	244547	167
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	244465,244498	2812
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)			3	244459,244498,244499	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			12	244462,244473,244485,244486,244487,244489,244490,244503,244504,244516,244526,244547	14640
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O			1	244498	59
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	244492,244494	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			2	244454,244492	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			1	244492	191
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	244465	5591
Kenyaite ()*	None	Na₂Si₂₂O₄₁(OH)₈·6H₂O			1	244547	8
Kogarkoite ()*	None	Na₃(SO₄)F			1	244547	14
Kupletskite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	244547	33
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)			1	244547	82
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			12	244454,244462,244485,244486,244490,244493,244503,244504,244510,244526,244547,244550	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			8	244468,244486,244489,244503,244508,244525,244532,244534	12537
Manganoneptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiMn²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄			1	244547	26
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	244456	129
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	244547	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	244462,244509,244532	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	244548	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	244503,244516,244543,244544	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	244493	112
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	244498,244547	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			6	244459,244497,244498,244499,244501,244547	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄			1	244547	49
Normandite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₂(Ti,Nb,Zr)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂			1	244547	10
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O			1	244497	75
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	244547	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			4	244461,244491,244493,244500	2349
Paranatrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	244547	19
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	244547	363
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	244454	1512
Phosphorrösslerite ()*	None	Mg(PO₃OH)·7H₂O	0	0	1	244498	3
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	244494	303
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂			1	244547	89
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	244498	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	244462	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	244462	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			17	244465,244466,244475,244476,244477,244478,244480,244482,244485,244487,244490,244503,244504,244510,244525,244526,244534	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	244547	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	244465,244466,244482,244503,244547	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			29	244461,244465,244466,244468,244478,244480,244482,244485,244487,244489,244490,244491,244493,244503,244504,244505,244508,244510,244511,244513,244525,244527,244528,244530,244536,244538,244539,244547,244550	61156
Rasvumite ()*	Cubanite	KFe₂S₃			1	244547	19
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	244462,244547	1711
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄			1	244547	42
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	244493	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	244461	598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	244504	4894
Searlesite ()*	None	NaBSi₂O₅(OH)₂			1	244547	34
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	244547	38
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	244498	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	244462	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl			1	244547	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	244462,244547	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	244493	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	244462	586
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂			1	244498	26
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			2	244454,244492	703
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	244462	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	244462	5317
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O			1	244547	64
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	244498	452
Thorbastnäsite ()*	Bastnäsite	ThCa(CO₃)₂F₂·3H₂O			1	244547	14
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			2	244493,244547	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	244547,244550	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	244503	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			3	244454,244492,244494	1044
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	244547	129
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			1	244456	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			3	244493,244503,244537	2718
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF			1	244547	31
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	244493	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	244493,244550	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	244462,244503,244504	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-90	Point Of Rocks Quarry, Point Of Rocks Mesa (Pecks Mesa), Springer, Colfax Co., New Mexico, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-76-to-fkm-100/#FKM-90

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