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Samarskite-(Y) from
Star deposit, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star deposit, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:794168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:794168:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘJoseph mine, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘAncen deposit (Ancon deposit), La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGuadalupe deposit, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘCarmelita deposit, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘGlobe pegmatite (Globe Mine), South Petaca, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘRed claim (Peacock claim), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘEl Floto deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘAlamos deposit (Parker deposit), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘWhite Pegmatite (Lyons deposit), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHillside deposit, Alamos 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.
 
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