New Mexico Mineral Symposium — Abstracts

In 1959 the University of New Mexico Press published the second edition of Minerals of New Mexico by Dr. Stuart A. Northrop. This book was a remarkably complete compilation of the minerals then known to occur in the state. In the 27 years that have elapsed, however, many discoveries have been made that would
greatly expand Northrop's book. The following list represents some of the minerals that could be added to a third edition. This list does not include new localities for minerals that Northrop listed in the second edition, but only new mineral entries. The list is certainly not comprehensive, and it is hoped that all of the attendees at the Seventh New Mexico Mineral Symposium will help to complete it.
Tentative identifications are starred. Numbers in the reference column are keyed to numbered citations in the reference list.
 

References:

1. Boggs, R.C., and Ghose, S., 1985, Georgechaoite, NaKZrSi309.2H20, a new species from Wind Mountain, New Mexico: Canadian Mineralogist, v. 23, pp. 1-4.
2. DeMark, R.S., 1980, The Red Cloud mines, Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico: The Mineralogical Record, v. 11, pp. 69-72.
3. DeMark, R.S., 1984, Minerals of Point of Rocks, New Mexico: The Mineralogical Record, v. 15, pp. 149-156.
4. Foord, E.E., Oakman, M.R., and Maxwell, C.H., 1985, Durangite from the Black Range, New Mexico, and new data on durangite from Durango and Cornwall: Canadian Mineralogist, v. 23, pp. 241-246.
5. Grambling, J.A., 1984, Coexisting paragonite and quartz in sillimanitic rocks from New Mexico: American Mineralogist, v. 69, pp. 79-87.
6. Granger, H.C., 1963, Mineralogy; in Kelley, V.C., ed., Geology and technology of the Grants uranium region: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Memoir 15, pp. 21-37.
7. Haynes, P.E., 1983, Zeolite minerals found near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 5,no. 4, pp. 84-85.
8. Hlava, P.F., 1985, Notes on unusual minerals from the Harding pegmatite (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 7, no. 1, p. 19.
9. Hlava, P.F., DeMark, R.S., and Modreski, P.J., 1985, Point of Rocks Mesa: New findings (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 7, no. 2, p. 42.
10. Hlava, P.F., and Irving, D.F., 1986, An occurrence of betekhtinite in New Mexico (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 8, no. 2, p. 43.
11. Jahns, R.H., and Ewing, R.C., 1977, The Harding mine, Taos County, New Mexico: The Mineralogical Record, v. 8, pp. 115??126.
12. Moats, W.P., and North, R.M., 1983, Minerals of the Silver Hill subdistrict, Socorro County, New Mexico (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 5, no. 4, p. 84.
13. Modreski, P.J., 1985, Zeolite occurrences in Colorado and New Mexico (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 7, no. 2, p. 41.
14. North, R.M., 1985, Geology and mineralogy of the Bear Mountains mining district, Socorro County, New Mexico (abs): New Mexico Geology, v. 7, no. 2, p. 42.
15. Staatz, M.H., 1985, Geology and description of the thorium and rare-earth veins in the Laughlin Peak area, Colfax County, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 1049-E, 32 pp., map scale, 1:12,000.
16. Stormer, J.C., Jr., and Charmichael, I.S.E., 1970, Villiaumite and the occurrence of fluoride minerals in igneous rocks: American Mineralogist, v. 55, pp. 126-134.
17. White, J.S., Jr., 1974, What's new in minerals?: The Mineralogical Record, v. 5, pp. 233-236.
18. Williams, S.A., 1979, Rajite, naturally occurring cupric pyrotellurite, a new mineral: Mineralogical Magazine, v. 43, pp. 91-92.
19. Williams, S.A., and Cesbron, F.P., 1983, Wilcoxite and lannonite, two new fluosulphates from Catron County, New Mexico: Mineralogical Magazine, v. 47, pp. 37-40.