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Green Canyon Middle Adit No. 1 Occurrence, Santaquin Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 57' 14'' North , 111° 44' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.95389,-111.74694
GeoHash:
G#: 9x0e31kk7
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Santaquin10,572 (2017)4.0km
Spring Lake458 (2011)5.2km
Rocky Ridge773 (2017)7.6km
Elk Ridge3,183 (2017)8.7km
Genola1,419 (2017)9.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral SocietyProvo, Utah32km
Mindat Locality ID:
181731
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181731:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111.
Deposit:: BULLOCK, K.C., 1962, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF NORTH-CENTRAL UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY STUDIES, VOL. 9, PT. 1.
Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVE
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Salt Lake Group
Structure: Wasatch Fault
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Wasatch Front

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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