REF:Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , P. 347
GALE, HS, 1910, USGS BULL 430, P 120
Deposit:: GOTT, G. B., AND ERICKSON, R. L., 1952 , RECONNAISSANCE OF URANIUM AND COPPER DEPOSITS IN PARTS OF NEW M
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Copper
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Ankareh Formation - Sandstone, Shale
Structure: Home Canyon Anticline, Brecciation
Host Rock: Clay, Mud, Shale

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Uranium

Mineral List

ⓘ Malachite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Mud

ⓘ Shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10078004

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt–Greater Green River BasinBasin
Middle Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
Wyoming DomainDomain

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