Cornudas Mtns - Diablo Plateau (Wind Mtn.) (Record #172) rare-earth element deposit in New Mexico, Texas, United States

Cornudas Mtns - Diablo Plateau (Wind Mtn.)

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in New Mexico, Texas, United States

Geographic location

Country	United States
State or province	New Mexico, Texas
Geographic location:	-105.383333, 31.791667
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Location references

Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
REE minerals	eudidymite bastnäsite
Ore minerals	aenigmatite catapleiite
Gangue minerals	arfvedsonite riebeckite nepheline sodalite analcime fayalite biotite
Host rock types	nepheline syenite phonolite

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	-105.38333333333, 31.791666666667
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Economic information

Status	Occurrence

Bibliographic references

Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.