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Navidad Mine, Indé Municipality, Durango, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Navidad Mine | Mine |
| Indé Municipality | Municipality |
| Durango | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 25' 59'' North , 104° 46' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael | 199 (2018) | 5.8km |
| San Francisco de Asís | 341 (2018) | 11.8km |
| Abasolo | 1,208 (2018) | 18.6km |
| El Torreón de San Isidro | 147 (2018) | 18.9km |
| Labor de Guadalupe | 199 (2013) | 21.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Navidad
The mine name translates to "Nativity" (Christmas) Mine. "Mina Abasolo" and "Mina Rodeo" are misnomers derived from the name of the nearest village and municipality. Arguably, using both Abasolo and Rodeo in addition to Municipality of Rodeo is confusing. 35 km NW of Rodeo.
Navidad is a brecciated fluorite vein that has been mined intermittently for many years. Massive fluorite is the principal product, but the vein is very vuggy and large numbers of plates of distinctive octahedral fluorite crystals, often coated with fine-grained quartz or chalcedony, can be collected fairly easily. Most specimens are plates of touching octahedral crystals, isolated crystals are less common. Dealers commonly use hydrofluoric acid to remove the siliceous coating, and the matrix is therefore frequently pitted and crumbly bleached white quartz. The fluorites are naturally dark purple, almost black, but turn a lovely pink colour after a few months' exposure to the sun. Almost all of what is seen in the market is sun bleached, and many have benefitted from "luster in a can".
The creedite occurs in clay-filled breccia voids in the same vein. Many appear to grow suspended in the clay and have no apparent point of attachment. Their colour ranges from colourless and transparent through shades of orange and brown to black depending on the amount and type of inclusion. Violet coloured specimens are known, but rare. Cleavage fragments of fluorite are often trapped in or on the creedite crystals, adding green or violet accents. Creedite locally overgrows sparkly white gearksutite.
In late 2019 radiating flower-like groups of pale to medium pink to lavender creedite crystals up to 1 cm long were found on green and purplish fluorite.
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15 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ✪ Creedite Formula: Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O Habit: blade-like crystals with {-111}, {111}, and {110} forms Colour: Clear to Orange Description: Many times it is found together with Fluorite or other halogen minerals |
| ⓘ Dufrénite Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Gearksutite Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Lipscombite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Meurigite' References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Gearksutite | 3.CC.05 | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ | Creedite | 3.CG.15 | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Lipscombite | 8.BB.90 | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Dufrénite | 8.DK.15 | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Meurigite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| P | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
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Navidad Mine, Indé Municipality, Durango, Mexico