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Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USAi
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Collecting septarian nodules

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Monument at the turn off to Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Monument Close-Up

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Collecting septarian nodules

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Monument at the turn off to Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Monument Close-Up

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
00340940017272026466016.jpg
Collecting septarian nodules

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
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Monument at the turn off to Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek, Orderville, Kane County, Utah, USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~114km
GRN:
N25W65
Mindat Locality ID:
245807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245807:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
These two minerals are components of Septarian Nodules, which are well known and plentiful at this location.Identified by Mathew Marulla: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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