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Iron Claim Prospects (Evans Group), Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Iron Claim Prospects (Evans Group)Group of Prospects
Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 14' 1'' North , 113° 51' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.23361,-113.85583
GeoHash:
G#: 9rphchk9y
GRN:
N27W63
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
182018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182018:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MESSENGER, H.M. 111, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Deposit:: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURV
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Lead, Silver
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Fanglomerate
Structure: Intersecting Northeast And Northwest Striking Faults, Basin And Bange
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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