Matanuska Valley, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Matanuska Valley | Valley |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 36' 27'' North , 149° 4' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A valley.
Mineralization is hosted in the Chickaloon Formation - nonmarine strata that are Paleocene to Oligocene in age. Abundant fossil wood.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Amber' Habit: tear drop shaped masses. Colour: pale yellow but varies to dark orange-red Description: fossiliferous arthropod inclusions, including aphid nymphs and an ant (Formicidae) Reference: Dempsky, M. R. (2010, March). Amber Inclusions in the Paleocene/Eocene Chickaloon Formation, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, (Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 186). |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: KYLE TROSTLE (2009) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: KYLE TROSTLE (2009) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: KYLE TROSTLE (2009) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: KYLE TROSTLE (2009) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: KYLE TROSTLE (2009) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOSSIL WOOD FROM THE LATE PALEOCENE-EARLY EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Amber' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Kyle Trostle (2009) Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Morphology of Fossil Wood from the Late Paleocene-Early Eocene Chickaloon Formation: 22nd Keck Geology Undergraduate Research Symposium p.95-100
Dempsky, M. R. (2010, March). Amber Inclusions in the Paleocene/Eocene Chickaloon Formation, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, (Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 186).
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