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Ganado Mesa deposits, Ganado, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Ganado Mesa depositsMesa
GanadoCensus-designated Place
Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District)Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 47' 30'' North , 109° 32' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.79171,-109.54929
GeoHash:
G#: 9w65e5stu
GRN:
N24W64
Type:
Mesa
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burnside537 (2011)8.1km
Ganado1,210 (2011)8.9km
Nazlini489 (2011)14.7km
Cornfields255 (2011)19.4km
Steamboat284 (2011)27.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
48147
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48147:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A bentonite deposit located in secs. 22 & 23, T1N, R10W, NM, 8.9 km (5.6 miles) N of Ganado. This a generalized location encompassing about 5 deposits.

Mineralization is a clay deposit hosted in Pliocene tuff of the Bidahochi Formation.The bentonite resulted from the alteration of vitric tuff. Local rocks include Pliocene to middle Miocene deposits.

Production is an estimate for 5 deposits that produced between 10 and 75 long tons each and included some float ore.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs in linear channels & lens-like bodies underlying the upper member of the Bidahochi Formation, derived from volcanic tuff.
ⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-Montmorillonite
Formula: Ca0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
Description: Occurs in linear channels & lens-like bodies underlying the upper member of the Bidahochi Formation, derived from volcanic tuff.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Calcium-Montmorillonite9.EC.40Ca0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
OOxygen
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite var. Calcium-MontmorilloniteCa0.3(Mg,Al2)Si4O10(OH)2 or near

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Link to USGS MRDS:10099376

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References

USGS crib list record #TC00231.
Kiersch, G.A. & W.D. Keller (1955b), Bleaching clay deposits, Sanders-Defiance Plateau district, Navajo County, Arizona, Economic Geology: 50: 469-494.
Kiersch, G.A. (1955), Mineral resources Navajo-Hopi India Reservations, Arizona-Utah, Vol. II, University of Arizona: 25.
Peirce, H.W. (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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