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Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USAi
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AvantUnincorporated Community
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 38' 45'' North , 93° 20' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3404:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Avant is an unincorporated community.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: Occurs in Bigfork Chert.
Fluorwavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
Description: Kampf et al. (2017) has analyzed 5 samples from here and all are Fluorwavellite or close to the boundary with an average apfu of 0.76 F.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Planerite
Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in veins Womble Shale.
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Description: Occurs in Bigfork Chert.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Fluorwavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
Planerite8.DD.15Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
FFluorine
F FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

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