Anderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USAi
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Anderson Ranch | Ranch |
Carbon County | County |
Wyoming | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 33'' North , 106° 43' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Encampment | 438 (2017) | 5.9km |
Saratoga | 1,677 (2017) | 26.4km |
Elk Mountain | 196 (2017) | 57.4km |
Walden | 584 (2017) | 66.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
53612
Long-form identifier:
1:2:53612:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a894d39f-de41-4b03-b636-8a8b977ad16b
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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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
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 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Personal Collection of Matthew Neuzil.
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Anderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA