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Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USAi
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Beck Tunnel MineMine
East Tintic Mining District- not defined -
Utah CountyCounty
UtahState
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View of Headframe and hoist building

Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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The main shaft

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Down the shaft

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Crossection

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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View of Headframe and hoist building

Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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The main shaft

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Down the shaft

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Crossection

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
03565450017272280773551.jpg
View of Headframe and hoist building

Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
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The main shaft

Shaft No. 2, Beck Tunnel Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 56' 39'' North , 112° 5' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.94417,-112.09222
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eureka666 (2017)2.6km
Mount Nebo302 (2006)11.6km
Elberta256 (2011)12.1km
Goshen944 (2017)16.3km
Genola1,419 (2017)22.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral SocietyProvo, Utah49km
Mindat Locality ID:
180334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180334:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
Deposit:: 1919 LINDGREN W AND LOUGHLIN GE GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF
Deposit:: TINTIC MINING DIST USGS PROF PAPER 107 P234-236
Deposit:: 1957 COOK DR GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF TINTIC MINING DIST
Deposit:: UT GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO 12 P3
Deposit:: COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TI
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Trace) - Zinc, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Packard Quartz Latite
Structure: North - Trending Ore Channel
Host Rock: Limestone

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4

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