Checker channel (Checker paleochannel; Channel 16), Skeleton Mesa, Nakai Mesa Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Checker channel (Checker paleochannel; Channel 16) | Channel |
| Skeleton Mesa | Mesa |
| Nakai Mesa Mining District | Mining District |
| Navajo County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 56' 3'' North , 110° 28' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 674 (2016) | 22.0km |
| Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 (2017) | 25.3km |
| Kayenta | 5,189 (2011) | 29.8km |
| Navajo Mountain | 354 (2011) | 30.2km |
| Shonto | 591 (2011) | 40.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
45956
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45956:4
GUID (UUID V4):
80b12f86-ed9e-44ed-84a0-e9f79841cc4d
A paleochannel located 6.7 km (4.2 miles) N of Skeleton Mesa (coordinates of record).
Mineralization is a channel deposit that trends N20E and is some 300 feet (92 meters) wide (?) and 20 to 400 feet deep and comprised of medium-grained, massive sandstone.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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