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Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Saddle MountainMountain
Maricopa CountyCounty
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USACountry

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North side of mountain.

North slope, Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcedony

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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North side of mountain.

North slope, Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
07865910017361110135420.jpg
Chalcedony, etc.

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Chalcedony

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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North side of mountain.

North slope, Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
07865910017361110135420.jpg
Chalcedony, etc.

Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 25' 46'' North , 113° 2' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.42948,-113.03986
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wintersburg136 (2011)16.0km
Arlington194 (2011)28.1km
Buckeye50,876 (2011)42.8km
Morristown227 (2017)61.2km
Gila Bend2,025 (2017)61.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
West Valley Rock & Mineral ClubBuckeye, Arizona43km
Mindat Locality ID:
453000
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:453000:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An occurrence located about 50 miles West of Phoenix, Arizona. This locality is famous for the fire agate and chalcedony that is easily collectable all around the mountain. Not to be confused with the Saddle Mountain about 50 miles Northeast of Phoenix in the Tonto National Forest.

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2 valid minerals.

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

Ort, Michael, Skotnicki, Steve (n.d.) Geologic map of Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona v.2. Arizona Geological Survey.
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