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Locality Name:
San Lorenzo District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 21978
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21978.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Lorenzo District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jerome Mine
San Acacia Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Au C Ca Cu H K Mg Mn O P S Si U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au C Ca Cu H K Mg Mn O S Si U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAutuniteCalciteCopperMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileSpinel

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fowlerite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sklodowskite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12474381272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212474385509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124743727770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O01184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12474373531
Copper  (*)CopperCu2247437,2474383846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12474372970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fowlerite  (*)None(Mn,Zn)SiO304
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22247437,24743812537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO073
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124743761156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1247437177
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Silver  (*)CopperAg12474375186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O124743756
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2247437,2474381059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1247438628
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1247437890


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