Walter Babb deposit, Val Verde Co., Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Walter Babb deposit | Deposit |
| Val Verde Co. | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 6' 44'' North , 101° 30' 48'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 30.11216,-101.51347 |
| GeoHash: | G#: 9trg61b0h |
| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
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Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System:U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| ⓘ 'Wad' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.4.1.4 | Mn4+O2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
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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| Early Cretaceous 100.5 - 145 Ma ID: 3186170 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Early Cretaceous (100.5 - 145 Ma) 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] |
| Albian 100.5 - 113 Ma ID: 3021003 | Edwards Limestone Age: Early Cretaceous (100.5 - 113 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Edwards Limestone Description: bott to top: Bee Cave Marl Member, Cedar Park Limestone Member, Port Terrett Member, Segovia Member contains Kirschberg evaporite; In Eastern part of Trans-Pecos and High Plains- Limestone, dolostone, and chert; ls. aphanitic to fine grained, massive to thin-bedded, hard, brittle, in part rudistid biostromes, much miliolid biosparite; dolostone fine to v. fine grained, porous, chert nodules common. important aquifer. 350-400 ft thick. In North, central, and south Texas including Quaternary for all of west Texas- Limestone, dolostone, and chert; Upper part--mostly ls, argillaceous, beds of even thickness, some nodular; alternating hard and soft units, Exogyra texana and miliolids locally abdt; thickness 40 ft. Lower part--ls., dolostone, and chert; ls. aphanitic to fine grained, argill., locally siliceous, thin beds to nodular and massive, hard, gray to lt brn, miliolids, gastropods, and rudistids, chert nodules and plates common; dolostone fine to v. fine grained, porous, chert nodules common. important aquifer. Lower part up to 100 ft thick. Total thickness of Edwards in Brownwood Sheet as much as 140 ft. Comments: Original map source: Stoeser, Douglas B., Shock, Nancy, Green, Gregory N., Dumonceaux, Gayle M., and Heran, William D., 2005, Geologic Map Database of Texas, USGS, DS 170, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{limestone}, Minor:{dolostone}, Incidental:{chert} 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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