West Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA (original) (raw)

West Maroon Pass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi

Regional Level Types
West Maroon Pass Area Area
Pitkin County County
Colorado State
USA Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

39° 2' 0'' North , 106° 59' 38'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Mindat Locality ID:

158832

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:158832:6

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Chemical Elements

Mineral List

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Biotite'Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CalciteFormula: CaCO3
OrthoclaseFormula: K(AlSi3O8)Habit: crystals to 8cm. Numerous Carlsbad twins
'Plagioclase'Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
QuartzFormula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz 4.DA.05 SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite 5.AB.05 CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Orthoclase 9.FA.30 K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite' - K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Plagioclase' - (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

H Hydrogen
H Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
C Carbon
C Calcite CaCO3
O Oxygen
O Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Calcite CaCO3
O Orthoclase K(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz SiO2
O Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
F Fluorine
F Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Na Sodium
Na Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Mg Magnesium
Mg Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Aluminium
Al Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Orthoclase K(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Silicon
Si Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Orthoclase K(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz SiO2
Si Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
K Potassium
K Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Orthoclase K(AlSi3O8)
Ca Calcium
Ca Calcite CaCO3
Ca Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ti Titanium
Ti Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Iron
Fe Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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