Medanos Dune Field area, Medanos Dune Field, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Medanos Dune Field area | Area |
| Medanos Dune Field | - not defined - |
| Ahumada Municipality | Municipality |
| Chihuahua | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
30° North , 106° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~108km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
167683
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:167683:2
GUID (UUID V4):
026845f2-b55f-4d79-b83a-c81a64bfb3f1
An agate producing area just south of the Medanos Dune Field and Federal Highway 45. Agates from this area, called "Snowball agates" rarely exceed 5cm in diameter.
References
Zenz, Johann; Agates, pg. 398-403
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Quartz var. Agate References: |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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