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Block Mountain Mine, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 48' 15'' North , 110° 44' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.80444,-110.74056
GeoHash:
G#: 9wckb01hq
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ferron1,562 (2017)46.7km
Clawson193 (2017)47.8km
Hanksville212 (2017)48.0km
Castle Dale1,550 (2017)51.3km
Orangeville1,394 (2017)54.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
180485
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180485:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: HAWLEY, C.C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 1239
Deposit:: REYNER, M.L. 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO.,
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Moss Back Mbr
Structure: San Rafael Swell
Host Rock: Conglomerate, Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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