Chocolate Drop, Red Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Chocolate Drop | - not defined - |
Red Canyon Mining District | Mining District |
San Juan County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 36' 33'' North , 110° 20' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Halchita | 266 (2011) | 66.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
252755
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252755:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e695628c-d715-489d-a7f9-416b426e9f16
The pink fibrous material from this locality has been erroneously labeled as wupatkiite. Analytical data in the September, 2022 issue of Mineral News (Vol. 38, No. 9) determined that the material is pickeringite, with minor Zn and Co substituting for Mg.
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ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Utah
- San Juan County
- Red Canyon Mining District
- Chocolate Drop
- Red Canyon Mining District
- San Juan County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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