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Indian Queen Mine (Mountain Queen), Preuss Mining District (Newhouse Mining District), San Francisco Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USAi
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Indian Queen Mine (Mountain Queen)Mine
Preuss Mining District (Newhouse Mining District)Mining District
San Francisco MountainsMountain Range
Beaver CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 38'' North , 113° 19' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.51056,-113.31667
GRN:
N26W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Milford1,331 (2017)29.5km
Minersville869 (2017)47.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
182003
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182003:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Deposit:: PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO 22
Deposit:: HAVENOR, H.E. AND HERBST, V.B., 1908, SO
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Tailsman Quartzite
Structure: Basin And Range, Normal Faults
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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