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Bar X Mine, Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Bar X MineMine
Erickson Mining DistrictMining District
Tooele CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 54' 53'' North , 112° 43' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.91500,-112.72750
GRN:
N27W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vernon275 (2017)31.8km
Dugway795 (2017)34.0km
Lynndyl111 (2017)53.3km
Rush Valley475 (2017)55.1km
Leamington231 (2017)56.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
180289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180289:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Esther claim group, Esther Mine


A former Zn-Pb mine.

Mineralization is hosted in the Swan Peak Quartzite (shale, quartzite).

Local geologic structures: Death Canyon Anticline.

Related tectonic structures: Basin And Range Province; Sevier Orogenic Belt.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10055148

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Thomas, G.H. (1958).
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (1982), Unpatented Mining Claim files 109649, 178764, and 233184, Utah State Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (1982), Mineal Survey Nos. 7228, 7253, and 7260, Utah.
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