Glade Creek, Moran, Teton County, Wyoming, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Glade Creek | Creek |
| Moran | - not defined - |
| Teton County | County |
| Wyoming | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' North , 110° 46' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alta | 394 (2011) | 32.1km |
| Tetonia | 278 (2017) | 35.8km |
| Driggs | 1,689 (2017) | 38.7km |
| Kelly | 138 (2011) | 39.9km |
| Teton Village | 330 (2011) | 42.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
193179
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193179:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4f563f07-7afb-4fd8-a8d7-b7d81657efdb
A rhyolite formation containing mineral-bearing lithophysae. The site is located approximately 5 miles south of the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and 20 miles north north west of Moran, Wyoming. Site was first examined in 1886.
Ref:
Iddings, J P and S L Penfield "The Minerals in Hollow Spherulites of Rhyolite from Glade Creek, Wyoming" American Journal of Science Vol 42 No 247 (1892) pp. 39-46
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Description: As light yellow-green inclusions in rhyolite host-rock of lithophysae, commonly partially altered |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Description: Occurs sparingly as small, thin hexagonal crystals in lithophysae |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 Description: In lithophysae as stout crystals to 1mm in length, commonly exhibiting an outer zone of alteration to iron oxides but with a glassy core. Wet chemical analysis by Iddings and Penfield showed both Fe and Mg present. |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' ? Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 Description: An amphibole-group mineral occurs sparsely in lithophysae as stout prisms to 0.5mm with brilliant faces, appearing brown in thin section. Iddings and Penfield called this material "horblende" but its conformity with modern amphibole nomenclature is uncertain. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: As large opaque black grains in rhyolite |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: As translucent coatings on quartz crystals occurring in lithophysae. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: As translucent coatings on quartz crystals occurring in lithophysae. |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: As inclusions in rhyolite host-rock of lithophysae |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: a) as sharp, stubby prismatic crystals to 5mm (average 2mm) long in lithophysae; crystals are transparent and exhibit pale smoky color.
b) as slender white prisms to 10mm in length, commonly full of cracks and often covered with a crust of hyalite opal.
c) as inclusions in rhyolite host-rock of lithophysae
For a contemporary crystal drawing:
http://www.mindat.org/photo-196234.html
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| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: a) as euhedral xls in lithophysae in rhyolite, forming thin crystals that are tabular parallel to the basal plane.
b) as inclusions in rhyolite host-rock of lithophysae |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 Description: As transparent crystals lining lithophysae; some cross-shaped twins were observed. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: As grains commonly attached to magnetite and augite in rhyolite |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' ? | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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