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Dagger Flats, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 29' 30'' North , 103° 4' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
29.49167,-103.07056
GeoHash:
G#: 9tnxy8f33
GRN:
N20W64
Locality type:
Outcrop
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Boquillas del Carmen110 (2018)36.1km
Study Butte233 (2011)48.5km


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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Alkali Feldspar'
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Tetranatrolite'
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ 'Thomsonite'
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Reference: Morgan, L. A., & Shanks, W. C. (2008). Where magma meets limestone: Dagger Flats, an example of skarn deposits in Big Bend National Park. Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Studies by the US Geological Survey in Big Bend National Park. US Geological Survey Circular, 1327, 43-55.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Tetranatrolite'9.GA.20
β“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Alkali Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O
β“˜'Thomsonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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