Mojave River Road, Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mojave River Road | Road |
| Afton Canyon | Canyon |
| Afton | Community (Former) |
| Cady Mountains | Mountain Range |
| San Bernardino County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 20'' North , 116° 21' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
253052
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253052:2
GUID (UUID V4):
b3102a8d-4edb-43eb-8bc8-ee49d6550bde
The Mojave River Road is a four-wheel drive or on-foot access through Afton Canyon. The Canyon is a popular hiking trail. The Mojave River is generally draining through the river bed gravel and is only on the surface during run-off conditions. Do not drive or walk through the canyon if it has recently rained, is about to rain, or is raining because of the danger of flash flooding.
Agates are sporadically present along the river bed and shore line.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| β 'Jasper' |
| β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O References: |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Quartz var. Agate |
| β Quartz var. Agate-Jasper Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Plume Agate Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Agate-Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | var. Plume Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Agate-Jasper | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Plume Agate | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Agate-Jasper | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Plume Agate | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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