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Locality Name:
Dinnehotso, Apache Co., Arizona, USA


mindat Locality ID: 53751
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53751.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dinnehotso, Apache Co., Arizona, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Garnet Ridge

Latitude: 36°56'46"N
Longitude: 109°54'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.946111111111,-109.90805555556

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti U V Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumLawsoniteMalachiteMicaNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSpinelTalcVolborthiteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carmichaelite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Gypsum  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Lawsonite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Srilankite  (*)Talc  (*)Tangeite  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211363513419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611363511022
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211363523092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41136351708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611363512060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)113635127770
Carmichaelite  (*)None(Ti,Cr,Fe)(O,OH)211363512
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2113635127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411363513902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2136351,1363523531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41136351951
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611363514135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11363518173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11363516890
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311363515433
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1136351121
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O41136351311
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22136351,13635212537
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1136352129
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11363514924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2113635117380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O61136351229
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2113635139462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31136351341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2113635161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211363515614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411363511934
Srilankite  (*)ColumbiteTiO211363516
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211363513337
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)113635160
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2136351,136352628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211363512718
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O1136352155
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11363515251



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