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Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 39' 16'' North , 151° 15' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.65464,-151.25274
GRN:
N40W58
Type:
Bay
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fritz Creek1,932 (2011)9.4km
Kachemak487 (2017)10.4km
Kachemak City472 (2013)11.2km
Homer5,515 (2017)16.7km
Diamond Ridge1,156 (2011)17.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
289152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:289152:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Kachemak Bay is a bay on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTschermakite9.DE.10◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachemak_Bay
Wikidata ID:Q1480814
GeoNames ID:5865569

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