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Mackleprang Wash occurrence, Rotten Bananas Butte, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Mackleprang Wash occurrenceWash
Rotten Bananas ButtePeak
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Petrified Wood

Mackleprang Wash occurrence, Rotten Bananas Butte, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Petrified Wood

Mackleprang Wash occurrence, Rotten Bananas Butte, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
09197820017272284323934.jpg
Petrified Wood

Mackleprang Wash occurrence, Rotten Bananas Butte, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 8' 57'' North , 110° 16' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.14944,-110.27833
GeoHash:
G#: 9w1xfwcb2
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Wash
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Joseph City1,386 (2011)22.1km
Dilkon1,184 (2011)26.5km
Sun Valley316 (2011)27.4km
Holbrook5,019 (2017)29.6km
Indian Wells255 (2011)33.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
188494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188494:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A petrified wood occurrence located 10.2 km (6.3 miles) SSE of Rotten Bananas Butte (coordinates of record).

Mineralization is a petrified wood deposit in unusual colours hosted in the Triassic Chinle Formation. Bright green petrified araucariae (probably coloured by chromium) are unique to this locality.

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