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North slope, Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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North slopeMountain
Saddle MountainMountain
Maricopa CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 26' 0'' North , 113° 2' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.43333,-113.04166
GeoHash:
G#:9mzw5wme6
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wintersburg136(2011)16.1km
Arlington194(2011)28.4km
Buckeye50,876(2011)43.1km
Morristown227(2017)60.9km
Gila Bend2,025(2017)61.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
West Valley Rock & Mineral ClubBuckeye, Arizona43km
Mindat Locality ID:
52338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52338:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f0ac7a3a-f2d2-4422-bd5c-b709bb4e9006


An occurrence located on the north slope of Saddle Mountain, west of Phoenix area. Coordinates are for the summit.

NOTE: There is another Saddle Mountain in Maricopa County northeast of Phoenix in the Mazatzal Wilderness:https://www.mindat.org/loc-27392.html
Much of what is posted to that locality page may belong to this one instead.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘOpal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
References:
Jacob Beckham CollectionIdentified by Jacob Beckham: Visual Identification
ⓘQuartz var. Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
References:
Jacob Beckham CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘQuartz var. Fire Agate
Formula:SiO2
References:
Jacob Beckham CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Fire Agate4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘOpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
OⓘQuartz var.ChalcedonySiO2
OⓘOpalSiO2 · nH2O
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘQuartz var.Fire AgateSiO2
SiSilicon
SiⓘQuartz var.ChalcedonySiO2
SiⓘOpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘQuartz var.Fire AgateSiO2

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References

Galbaith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 87..
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 193.
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