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Locality Name:
Carlsbad Caverns (Carlsbad Cavern), Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3965
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3965.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carlsbad Caverns (Carlsbad Cavern), Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°10'37"N
Longitude: 104°26'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.176944444444,-104.44083333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayEpsomiteFritzscheiteGypsumKaolinite
NoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskiteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSulphur

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Huntite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Stevensite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4069
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O062
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O0129
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O0223
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2057
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O0628


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