White Sands Mining District, Otero County, New Mexico, USA i
Regional Level Types
White Sands Mining District Mining District
Otero County County
New Mexico State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
White Sands Mining District	Mining District
Otero County	County
New Mexico	State
USA	Country

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Type:

Mining District

Mindat Locality ID:

413783

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:413783:5

GUID (UUID V4):

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Gypsum & Anhydrite

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

388 Ma (Middle Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Onate	27	387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Cystodictya genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae : *Cystodictya*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Hypothyridina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Hypothyridinidae : *Hypothyridina*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Leiorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Leiorhynchus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Platyterorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Platyterorhynchus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cyrtina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : *Cyrtina*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Echinocoelia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : *Echinocoelia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Warrenella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Warrenella*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Desquamatia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Desquamatia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Strophomena (Strophodonta) subgenus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Strophomena (Strophodonta)*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Eldredgeops rana species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Eldredgeops : *Eldredgeops rana*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Schizophoria lata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : *Schizophoria lata*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Nervostrophia plana species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : *Nervostrophia plana*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Striatochonetes nanus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Striatochonetes : *Striatochonetes nanus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Rhyssochonetes johnsoni species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Rhyssochonetes : *Rhyssochonetes johnsoni*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian

Fossil Localities

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USA

New Mexico
- Doña Ana County
  - Devonian🐚 Onate - Rhyssochonetes johnsoni Zone

Localities in this Region

USA

New Mexico
- Otero County
  - White Sands Mining District
    - White Sands Gypsum

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Mazatzal DomainDomain
Orogrande BasinBasin
Rio Grande RiftNarrow Rift
Tularosa BasinBasin

USA

New Mexico
- White Sands National ParkNational Monument

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