Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° North , 109° West (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~20km |
Locality type: | Formation |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Extensive sedimentary formation. Volkonskoite found in an exposure near Thompson.
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Rocky Mountains, North America | Mountain Range |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Volkonskoite Formula: Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Volkonskoite | 9.EC.40 | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
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Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays | |||
ⓘ | Volkonskoite | 71.3.1a.4 | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Volkonskoite | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
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