Sierra Estrella Mountains wollastonite occurrence, Estrella Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sierra Estrella Mountains wollastonite occurrence | Occurrence |
Estrella Mountains | Mountain Range |
Maricopa County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 12' 50'' North , 112° 15' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gila Crossing | 621 (2011) | 11.6km |
Komatke | 821 (2011) | 12.2km |
Laveen | 5,930 (2018) | 18.8km |
Avondale | 80,684 (2017) | 25.8km |
Goodyear | 79,003 (2017) | 26.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Rockhounds West Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 32km |
West Valley Rock & Mineral Club | Buckeye, Arizona | 34km |
Flagg Mineral Foundation | Mesa, Arizona | 46km |
Mineralogical Society of Arizona | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
52366
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52366:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a7c5d06c-1590-4846-b382-bd31945486e3
‡Ref.: Peirce, H.W. (1990), AZ Geol. Sur. Industrial Minerals card file; Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals AZ Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Rpt. 4; Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 424; MRDS file #10062375.
A wollastonite-garnet occurrence located in NW¼ sec. 33; T.2S.; R.1E.
Mineralization is in metamorphosed limestone.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) Description: Radiating, fibrous masses. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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