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Amalia tuff, Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Amalia tuff | Occurrence |
| Questa | Village |
| Taos County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 31'' North , 105° 27' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Costilla | 205 (2011) | 7.8km |
| Red River | 476 (2017) | 26.3km |
| San Luis | 618 (2017) | 28.9km |
| Questa | 1,753 (2017) | 29.3km |
| San Cristobal | 273 (2011) | 41.8km |
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite Formula: Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| ⓘ ' Formula: Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 Description: The amphiboles at this locality are ferri-dominant with Al content close to 0.0 apfu, hence ferri-fluoro-katophorite rather than fluoro-katophorite |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Fluoro-katophorite' ? | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| ⓘ | Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| F | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Na | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Al | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophorite | Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- San Luis BasinBasin
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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