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San Carlos Peridot area, Peridot, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 17' 53'' North , 110° 27' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.29833,-110.45806
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Area
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
52626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52626:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A peridot gemstone occurrence located in sec. 36, T1S, R18E, about 1 mile SSW of Peridot.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
Description: Occurs as a minor constituent of volcanic bombs and stream gravels.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Occurs in basaltic rocks, volcanic bombs & stream gravels.
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs as large crystals in volcanic bombs.
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Occurs as large crystals in olivine volcanic bombs.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Link to USGS MRDS:10113143

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References

USGS San Carlos Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources U file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Peridot Mine San Carlos Indian Reservation Geology file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10113143, MAS ID #0040070121; and Dep. ID #10137367, MAS ID #0040090300.
Wilson, E.D. (1944), Arizona nonmetallics: A summary of past production and present operations, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 152: 38.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brannan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 38, 39, 95.
Mason, Brian (1968) Kaersutite from San Carlos, Arizona, with comments on the paragenesis of this mineral. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (283) 997-1002 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.283.036.12
Prinz, Martin, Nehru, C. E. (1969) Comments on ‘Kaersutite from San Carlos, Arizona, with comments on the paragenesis of this mineral’ by Brian Mason. Mineralogical Magazine, 37 (287) 333-337 doi:10.1180/minmag.1969.037.287.03
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
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