Ajax Hill area, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Ajax Hill area | Area |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° North , 109° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~91km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
42872
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42872:2
GUID (UUID V4):
1e87b866-2355-48fc-9ce7-e19845a05e84
A locality just west of Ajax Hill.
Local host rock is albite granite - a granitic intrusive body.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Habit: 2 mm long plates Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: Floods albitized plagioclase & chlorite crystals. Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Habit: Crystals 4 mm long. Reference: Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 12-13. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gilluly, James (1956) General geology of central Cochise County, Arizona, with sections on age and correlation, by A.R. Palmer, J.S. Williamson, and J.B. Reeside, Jr.: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 281, 169 p., 13 sheets, scale 1:62,500: 12-13.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Tombstone HillsGroup of Hills
- Cochise County
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