Chiricahua National Monument, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Chiricahua National Monument | National Monument |
Cochise County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 0' 0'' North , 109° 20' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sunizona | 281 (2011) | 31.5km |
San Simon | 165 (2011) | 31.9km |
Rodeo | 101 (2015) | 35.1km |
Bowie | 449 (2011) | 38.5km |
Cotton City | 388 (2011) | 45.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 46km |
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: In welded rhyolite tuffs. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 360; Enlows, H.E. (1955), Welded tuffs of Chiricahua National Monument, AZ, Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull.: 66: 1215-1246. |
ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: In the groundmass and in welded rhyolite tuffs with quartz & magnetite. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 360; Enlows, H.E. (1955), Welded tuffs of Chiricahua National Monument, AZ, Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull.: 66: 1215-1246. |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Enlows, H.E. (1955), Welded tuffs of Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, Geological Society of America Bull.: 66: 1215-1246.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 360.
[NOTE: See the file for the Chiricahua Mountains for additional references covering this National Monument.]
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District)Mining District
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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