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Anderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 33'' North , 106° 43' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Encampment438 (2017)5.9km
Saratoga1,677 (2017)26.4km
Elk Mountain196 (2017)57.4km
Walden584 (2017)66.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
53612
Long-form identifier:
1:2:53612:8
GUID (UUID V4):
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Fluorescent opal can be found in the moonstone formation. Banded iron, quartz crystals, and fuchsite can be found in alluvial/fluvial deposits. Garnets had been noted by other students at the field camp I attended but I did not see visually where these occurred.

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4 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: as banded iron
Description: in fluvial deposits in the area
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: flakes in a fuchsite schist
Colour: green
Description: From pieces found in Kortez Formation, an alluvial deposit.
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil
β“˜ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Habit: flakes in a fuchsite schist
Colour: green
Description: From pieces found in Kortez Formation, an alluvial deposit.
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Fluorescence: Bright green and Pinkish in LWUV
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: as banded iron
Description: in fluvial deposits in the area
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil
β“˜ Quartz var. Jasper
Habit: as banded iron
Description: in fluvial deposits in the area
Reference: Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Fuchsite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3

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Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil.

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