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Big Hill Shaft Occurrence, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USAi
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East Tintic Mining District- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 57' 14'' North , 112° 4' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.95389,-112.07722
GeoHash:
G#: 9x07397u7
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eureka666 (2017)3.7km
Mount Nebo302 (2006)10.3km
Elberta256 (2011)10.6km
Goshen944 (2017)15.0km
Genola1,419 (2017)20.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral SocietyProvo, Utah47km
Mindat Locality ID:
180374
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180374:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Trace) - Silver, Lead

Development Status: Occurrence

Host Rock Unit: Herkimer Limestone, Sunrise Peak Stock

Host Rock: Dolomite

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10042205

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Cook, D.R. (Ed.) (1957) Geology of the East Tintic Mountains and Ore Deposits of the Tintic Mining Districts. Utah Geological Society Guidebook No. 12: 183 pages.
Morris, H.T., Lovering, Thomas Seward, Mogensen, A.P., Shepard, W.M., Perry, L.I., Smith, S.M. (1979) General geology and mines of the East Tintic mining district, Utah and Juab counties, Utah, with sections on the geology of the Burgin mine and the geology of the Trixie mine. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1024, US Geological Survey. 1-194 doi:10.3133/pp1024
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