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Rock Mountain, Lake Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types
Rock MountainMountain
Lake WenatcheeLake
Chelan CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 47' 31'' North , 120° 57' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.79220,-120.96140
GeoHash:
G#: c23zzkq9e
GRN:
N32W60
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Skykomish207 (2017)31.2km
Leavenworth2,002 (2017)31.3km
Cashmere3,159 (2017)47.5km
Snoqualmie Pass311 (2011)55.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
18145
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18145:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mount Rock


On the SE side of Rock Mountain well formed crystals of chiastolite can be found mostly altered to kyanite and staurolite.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: pseudomorphs after chiastolite crystals
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Description: pseudomorphs after chiastolite crystals

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘvar. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

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