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Compressor Mine, Rosebud Mining District, Grouse Creek Mts (Grouse Creek Range), Box Elder County, Utah, USAi
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Compressor MineMine
Rosebud Mining DistrictMining District
Grouse Creek Mts (Grouse Creek Range)Mountain Range
Box Elder CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 31' 9'' North , 113° 45' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.51917,-113.75861
GeoHash:
G#: 9rrh5q7d8
GRN:
N28W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
181017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181017:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: EVERETT, F. D., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8014 .
Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL.
Deposit:: 1973 REC
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Tungsten
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Pogonip Formation
Host Rock: Limestone

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPowellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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