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Locality Name:
Jemez Springs District, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 33136
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33136.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jemez Springs District, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Church Creek
Spanish Queen 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: Al Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteFeldsparGypsum
MalachiteMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSulphurTridymite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212466555509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)124665511547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12466555707
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2124665512537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458



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