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Havasu Falls (Bridal Veil Falls), Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Havasu Falls (Bridal Veil Falls)Waterfall
Havasu CanyonCanyon
Havasu Mining DistrictMining District
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Carbonate Canyon

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Carbonate Canyon

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Carbonate Canyon

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
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Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls, Havasu Canyon, Havasu Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 15' 18'' North , 112° 41' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.25515,-112.69795
GRN:
N25W65
Type:
Waterfall
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Supai208 (2017)2.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
44742
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44742:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Havasupai Falls


Falls in Havasu Canyon, off of the Grand Canyon, 170 feet high and 500 feet broad, located 2.2 km (1.4 miles) NNW of Supai (village), on Indian Reservation land.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as travertine.
ⓘ Calcite var. Cave Onyx
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as travertine.
ⓘ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Cave Onyx5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Cave OnyxCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Calcite var. Cave OnyxCaCO3
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Cave OnyxCaCO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
PbLead
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl

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References

US Board on Geographic Names (n.d.) https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:44804,Havasu%20Falls
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 47.
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