San Bernardino Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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San Bernardino Valley | Valley |
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31° 21' 11'' North , 109° 15' 38'' West
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Mineralization involves xenoliths formed in alkali-olivine basalts and basanites of the Quaternary Geronimo lavas.
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ⓘ Kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 Description: In xenoliths formed in alkali-olivine basalts & basanites of the Quaternary Geronimo lavas. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 264, 378; Evans, S.H. & Nash (1979); Lynch, D.J. (1976). |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Description: Occurs in spinel iherzolite xenoliths in the basaltic & basanitic volcanic rocks of the Geronimo lavas. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 378; Evans, S.H. & Nash (1979). |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaersutite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
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List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Lynch, D.J. (1976), Basaltic eruptions in the Bernardino volcanic field of southeastern Arizona, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs: 8: 604-605.
Evans, S.H. & W. Nash (1979), Petrogenesis of xenolith-bearing basalts from southern Arizona, American Mineralogist: 64: 249-267.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 264, 378.
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- San Bernardino Valley
- Cochise County
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