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Hatcher Mesa, Leucite Hills Mining District, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 56'' North , 108° 57' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.83222,-108.96611
GeoHash:
G#: 9x6tbrm63
GRN:
N28W59
Type:
Mesa
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Superior229 (2010)7.0km
Reliance714 (2011)26.4km
North Rock Springs2,207 (2011)32.5km
Rock Springs23,962 (2017)33.6km
Clearview Acres795 (2011)38.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
260925
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260925:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An eroded, ponded lamproite lava flow.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite
Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Priderite ?
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
ⓘ Wadeite
Formula: K2Zr(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘPriderite ?4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWadeite9.CA.10K2Zr(Si3O9)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘPotassic-fluoro-richterite9.DE.20{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oⓘ WadeiteK2Zr(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ WadeiteK2Zr(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Kⓘ WadeiteK2Zr(Si3O9)
Kⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Potassic-fluoro-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ WadeiteK2Zr(Si3O9)

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References

Barton, M. & van Bergen, M. J. 1981. Green Clinopyroxenes and Associated Phases in a Potassium-Rich Lava from the Leucite Hills, Wyoming. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 77: 101-114.
Hausel, W. D. (2006), Geology and Geochemistry of the Leucite Hills Volcanic Field. Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 56. 71 pp.
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