Graham Mountains-Fisher Hills area, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Graham Mountains-Fisher Hills area | Area |
Cochise County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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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
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) Description: Occurs as phenocrysts up to 2 inches long in intrusive & flow porphyritic rocks, locally termed 'Turkey-track porphyry.' Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329-330; Cooper, J.R. (1961), Turkey-track porphyry - A possible guide for correlations of Miocene rocks in SW AZ, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 4: 17-35. |
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] Description: Occurs as phenocrysts up to 2 inches long in intrusive & flow porphyritic rocks, locally termed 'Turkey-track porphyry.' Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329-330; Cooper, J.R. (1961), Turkey-track porphyry - A possible guide for correlations of Miocene rocks in SW AZ, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 4: 17-35. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Occurs as phenocrysts up to 2 inches long in intrusive & flow porphyritic rocks, locally termed 'Turkey-track porphyry.' Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 329-330; Cooper, J.R. (1961), Turkey-track porphyry - A possible guide for correlations of Miocene rocks in SW AZ, AZ Geol. Soc. Digest: 4: 17-35. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ | var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Cooper, J.R. (1961), Turkey-track porphyry - A possible guide for correlations of Miocene rocks in southeast Arizona, Arizona Geological Society Digest: 4: 17-35.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 329-330.
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