Mitten Rock, San Juan Co., New Mexico, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 36' 33'' North , 108° 56' 40'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.60917,-108.94454 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9wd82bmpb |
KΓΆppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Southwest of Shiprock.
Regions containing this locality
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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β | 'Diopside' | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
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Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
β | Diopside | 65.1.3a.1 | CaMgSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Turonian - Cenomanian 89.8 - 100.5 Ma ID: 2983246 | Mancos Shale, lower part Age: Late Cretaceous (89.8 - 100.5 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Mancos Shale Lithology: Major:{shale,limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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