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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Calf Creek - Tizr Occurrence, Kaiparowits Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USAi
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Calf Creek - Tizr OccurrenceOccurrence
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 50'' North , 111° 36' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.68083,-111.60750
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Escalante790 (2017)10.0km
Boulder Town226 (2011)30.0km
Henrieville220 (2017)36.5km
Cannonville169 (2017)41.3km
Tropic512 (2017)42.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
180674
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180674:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961 , RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: USBM REPT. INV. 5860 .
Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH UGMS BULL 107
Commodities (Major) - Zirconium, Titanium; (Trace) - Thorium, Titanium - Metal, Zirconium
Deposit Type: Fossil Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Flagstaff Limestone
Structure: East Flank Alvey Syncline.
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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