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Laughlin Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 37' 31'' North , 104° 11' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.62528,-104.18556
GRN:
N25W60
Type:
Peak
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maxwell228 (2017)33.3km
Des Moines129 (2017)34.8km
Raton6,187 (2017)38.3km
Springer943 (2017)46.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
21845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21845:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


In this area, Staatz (1985) mapped 29 veins ranging from 0.5 to 550 m (1.6 to 1,800 ft) in length and 0.2 to 70 cm (0.08 to 28 in.) in thickness. Thorium- and REE-bearing minerals in the veins include brockite, xenotime, and crandallite. The brockite and xenotime are mainly enriched in the yttrium-group (heavy) rare earths, whereas the crandallite contains mostly cerium-group (light) rare earth elements. The veins are steeply dipping and lie along fracture zones, cutting mostly trachyte and Dakota Sandstone but also intrusive breccia and trachyandesite. The gangue minerals are mostly potassium feldspar, quartz, or calcite, and lesser amounts of goethite, magnetite, barite, zircon, rutile, and a manganese oxide. One small carbonatite dike was found 2.7 km (1.7 mi) south of the mapped area.

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Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Brockite
Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ 'Wad'
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘBrockite8.CJ.45(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘNacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
ThThorium
Thⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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