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Craner Peak Oolite occurrence, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Calcite

Craner Peak Oolite occurrence, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Calcite

Craner Peak Oolite occurrence, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Calcite

Craner Peak Oolite occurrence, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 59' 12'' North , 112° 47' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.98667,-112.79417
GRN:
N28W61
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Grantsville10,027 (2017)51.2km
Stansbury park5,145 (2011)57.1km
Erda4,642 (2011)58.5km
Tooele33,157 (2017)65.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
181134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181134:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A limestone (oolite) deposit.

Mineralization is an unconsolidated sediments deposit hosted in the Marjum Formation (sand).

Related tectonic structures include: The Basin and Range Province.

Production data are found in: Doelling, H.H. (1964).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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Link to USGS MRDS:10012218

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References

Doelling, H.H. (1964), Geology of the North End of the Lakeside Mountains and Grassy Mountains and Vicinity, University of Utah PhD thesis.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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