Smoky Hill Valley, Gove County, Kansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Smoky Hill Valley | Valley |
| Gove County | County |
| Kansas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 100° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~38km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
263508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263508:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9784cf7d-8dc7-41fb-82ee-b26a01761569
The Smoky Hill Valley is underlain by the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation, famous for its fossil content. The Niobrara Formation extends into eastern Nebraska. Washes and gullies which cut into the strata occasionally have yielded limonite concretions, sometimes called "pop rocks". A similar concretion from an unlocated place in the Formation has been trademarked "Boji Stone". The Monument Rocks and Castle Rocks in Smoky Hill Valley are a popular tourist attraction.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Marcasite ? Formula: FeS2 Description: Probably misidentified pyrite |
| β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite ? | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Smoky Hill Valley, Gove County, Kansas, USA