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Chino Valley, Paulden quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Garnet Group, etc.

Chino Valley, Paulden quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group, etc.

Chino Valley, Paulden quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Garnet Group, etc.

Chino Valley, Paulden quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 45' 27'' North , 112° 27' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.75752,-112.45378
GeoHash:
G#: 9w0j9p3tj
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Town
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
46053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46053:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Arclogite (/eclogite) xenoliths can be found northeast of the town Chino Valley. These xenoliths are rich in garnet and pyroxenes.

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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Description: Occurs in garnet-pyroxene assemblages in xenoliths in the Sullivan Butte Latite.
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: Minute lamellae intimately intergrown with pyroxene-garnet assemblages; in xenoliths in the Sullivan Butte Latite.
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Occurs in garnet-pyroxene assemblages in xenoliths in the Sullivan Butte Latite.
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_Valley,_Arizona
Wikidata ID:Q985261

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References

Krieger, M.H. (1965), Geology of the Prescott and Paulden quadrangles, AZ, USGS PP 467
Schulze, Daniel J., Helmstaedt, Herwart, Cassie, Robert M. (1978) Pyroxene-ilmenite intergrowths in garnet pyroxenite xenoliths from a New York kimberlite and Arizona latites. American Mineralogist, 63 (3-4) 258-265
Tyner, G. Nell, Smith, Douglas (1986) Peridotite xenoliths in silica-rich, potassic latite from the transition zone of the Colorado Plateau in north-central Arizona. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 94 (1) 63-71 doi:10.1007/bf00371227
Smith, Douglas, Arculus, Richard J., Manchester, Janet E., Tyner, G. Nell (1994) Garnet-pyroxene-amphibole xenoliths from Chino Valley, Arizona, and implications for continental lithosphere below the Moho. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 99. 683-696 doi:10.1029/93jb02994
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.258
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