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Beryl from
Blue Bird deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bird deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792759:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘPinos Altos deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘQueen deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘPeno Blanco deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGabaldone deposit (Gavalon), Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘFridlund deposit, Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTeddy No. 2 deposit, Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKeystone-Western deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWerner deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWyoming deposit, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPavo deposit, Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico 289 pp.
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 158 pp. doi:10.58799/b-91
 
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