Piceance Creek Basin Saline Deposits (Piceance Creek Basin Nahcolite and Dawsonite Deposits), Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 57' 25'' North , 108° 21' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
118255
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118255:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3860471d-57ce-480c-a8c5-a9789099bdbc
REF:Deposit:: BEARD, T.N., AND OTHERS, 1974, NAHCOLITE AND DAWSONITE RESOURCES IN THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO, IN MURRAY, D.K., ED., ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO: RMAG 25TH FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 101
Commodities (Major) - Cobalt, Sodium; (Trace) - Aluminum, Sodium - Halite
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Pikes Peak Granite
Structure: Piceance Creek Basin, White River Uplift, Piceance Creek Dome, Red Wash Syncline, Hunter Creek Syncline
Host Rock: Oil Shale
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Abelsonite Formula: Ni(C31H32N4) |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Dawsonite Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| β Halite Formula: NaCl |
| β Nahcolite Formula: NaHCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Nahcolite | 5.AA.15 | NaHCO3 |
| β | Dawsonite | 5.BB.10 | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| β | Abelsonite | 10.CA.20 | Ni(C31H32N4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) |
| H | β Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| H | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) |
| C | β Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| C | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | β Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| O | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Na | β Halite | NaCl |
| Na | β Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Piceance BasinBasin
USA
- Central ColoradoβTaos TroughBasin
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Green River FormationFormation
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