Unspecified Zr occurrences [1], Inyo Co., California, USAi
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Unspecified Zr occurrences [1] | Group of Occurrences |
Inyo Co. | County |
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Latitude & Longitude:
36° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~177km
Locality type:
Group of Occurrences
Zr and talc occurrences in the S end of Death Valley, eastward to the Kingston Range.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Description: Occurs in several deposits. Reference: Chidester, A.H., et al (1964), Talc resources of the United States: USGS Bulletin 1167: 26; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 358. |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Occurs in the Pahrump Formation at contact zones. Reference: Gastil, Russell Gordon (1962), Effect of contact metamorphism on the lead content of detrital zircon at Owlshead Peak, California (abstract): Geological Society of America Special Paper 68: 180; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 392; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 461. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gastil, Russell Gordon (1962), Effect of contact metamorphism on the lead content of detrital zircon at Owlshead Peak, California (abstract): Geological Society of America Special Paper 68: 180.
Chidester, A.H., et al (1964), Talc resources of the United States: USGS Bulletin 1167: 26.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 358, 392.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 461.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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