Gunnison River Gorge, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gunnison River Gorge | River |
Gunnison County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 26' 48'' North , 107° 27' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Area:
20,000 km2
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Köppen climate type:
This locality is on federal wilderness land. Collecting is absolutely prohibited.
Local rocks include basalt and Dakota sandstone above Black Canyon.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels |
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Eckel, Edwin B. (1997), Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised.
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