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Fairday Shaft Occurrence, Mercur Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 21' 38'' North , 112° 14' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.36056,-112.24056
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cedar Fort383 (2017)12.1km
Cedar Valley871 (2013)13.8km
Stockton642 (2017)14.4km
Fairfield130 (2017)16.6km
Rush Valley475 (2017)17.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah20km
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah40km
Mindat Locality ID:
181501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181501:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BISSELL,H.J.,ET. AL.,1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.:U.G.M.S. BULL.14,262P.
Deposit:: GILLULY,J.,1932,GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA.173,167P.
Deposit:: BUTL
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Copper, Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Great Blue Limestone, Granitoid Rocks
Structure: Fissures And Fractures, Basin And Range
Host Rock: Limestone, Shale, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPlumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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