Murray sericite and tuff prospect, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 55' 5'' North , 112° 8' 33'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 33.91806,-112.14278 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9w02bns4g |
Locality type: | Prospect |
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A surface pumice/tuff prospect on land of mixed ownership.
No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Quaternary - Miocene 0 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3185380 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene 0.0117 - 0.781 Ma ID: 2858780 | Late and middle Pleistocene surficial deposits Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 0.781 Ma) Description: Unconsolidated to weakly consolidated alluvial fan, terrace, and basin-floor deposits with moderate to strong soil development. Fan and terrace deposits are primarily poorly sorted, moderately bedded gravel and sand, and basin-floor deposits are primarily sand, silt, and clay. (10-750 ka) Lithology: Major:{gravel,sand}, Minor:{silt,clay} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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