Costilla area, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Costilla area | Area |
| Taos County | County |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 55' North , 105° 31' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
The Costilla massif is a 14-mile long ridge of granite and metamorphic rocks that extends south from the Colorado border across the central part of Latir Peak quadrangle
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Clinozoisite Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Clinozoisite | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Clinozoisite | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Clinozoisite | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Clinozoisite | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Clinozoisite | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)McKinlay, P. F. (1956). Geology of Costilla and Latir Peak Quadrangles: Taos County, New Mexico. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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