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Black Warrior Mine, Tutsagubet Mining District, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USAi
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Black Warrior MineMine
Tutsagubet Mining DistrictMining District
Beaver Dam MountainsMountain Range
Washington CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 3' 55'' North , 113° 49' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.06528,-113.82139
GeoHash:
G#: 9qx4cgtbc
GRN:
N25W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santa Clara6,841 (2017)16.6km
Ivins7,876 (2017)17.0km
Beaver Dam1,962 (2011)20.9km
Saint George72,897 (2011)21.5km
Littlefield308 (2011)22.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
180465
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180465:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: PERRY, LEE I. AND BLAIR M. MCCARTHY, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH-1976: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY: OPEN FILE REPORT #22 P. 524
Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 111 P. 597
Deposit
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation
Structure: Beaver Dam Mts
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Hingeline

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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