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Dry Canyon Prospect, Third Term Mining District, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 24' 38'' North , 112° 38' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.41083,-112.63806
GeoHash:
G#: 9rpvuue6p
GRN:
N27W63
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rush Valley475 (2017)16.7km
Dugway795 (2017)22.9km
Stockton642 (2017)23.9km
Grantsville10,027 (2017)25.6km
Tooele33,157 (2017)31.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah32km
Mindat Locality ID:
181325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181325:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Trace) - Silver, Copper
Host Rock Unit: Alluvium
Structure: Syncline; Synclinal Axis Is Parallel With Deseret Peak Anticlinal Axis.
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

70 FT ADIT WITH A WINZE, DEPTH UNKNOWN, AND A 15 15 FT SHAFT WITH CONNECTED DRIFT, LENGTH UNKNOWN, OUTSIDE THE PORTAL

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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Link to USGS MRDS:10012660

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References

MESSENGER, H.M., III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
RIGBY, J.K., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE STANSBURY MOUNTAINS, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NUMBER 13, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY, 175P.
1980 GEOLMAP UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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