Vasquez Mountains, Grand Co., Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Vasquez Mountains | Mountain Range |
Grand Co. | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 106° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~60km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Upson Peak pluton
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
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Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 52.2.2a.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
Six-Membered Rings with Al substituted rings | |||
ⓘ | Cordierite | 61.2.1.1 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg)([Si/Al]Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
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