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Dead Man Point Occurrence, Mineral Canyon Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 36' 6'' North , 109° 57' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.60167,-109.96611
GeoHash:
G#: 9wcg9ejp5
GRN:
N26W62
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Moab5,235 (2017)36.3km
Green River961 (2017)46.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Moab Rock ClubMoab, Utah36km
Mindat Locality ID:
181200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181200:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN, 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Commodities (Major) - Potassium; (Trace) - Magnesite, Potassium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
Structure: Paradox Basin
Host Rock: Salt, Shale, Sedimentary Rock, Carbonate
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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