Unnamed pegmatite prospect, Sierra Estrella Mountains, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed pegmatite prospect | Prospect |
| Sierra Estrella Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Gila River Indian Reservation | Reservation |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~95km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
40721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40721:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a61a26ac-e0a6-4a9e-80d3-7a600dc74cc8
A pegmatite prospect located in the SW¼ sec. 19, T2S, R2E, on Indian Reservation land.
Mineralization is a pegmatitic quartz vein that strikes N45ºW and dips 75ºSW. It is 6 feet wide at the shaft but lenses out within 25 feet SE-ward and 50 feet NW-ward.
Workings include a prospect shaft about 20 feet deep.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Irreg.-shaped books 3 in. thick & 4 in. wide & 6 in. long max. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Gila River Indian ReservationReservation
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