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Jones Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USAi
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Jones MineMine (Abandoned)
West Tintic Mining District- not defined -
Tintic Mining District- not defined -
East Tintic MountainsMountain Range
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 49' 38'' North , 112° 24' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.82739,-112.40376
GeoHash:
G#: 9x04d4q56
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Mine (Abandoned)
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eureka666 (2017)28.0km
Vernon275 (2017)29.5km
Leamington231 (2017)34.1km
Lynndyl111 (2017)34.3km
Mount Nebo302 (2006)40.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
182109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182109:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Minor) - Copper, Silver; (Trace) - Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lake Bonneville Formation, Intrusives, Monz, Monz Porp, Granite, Etc
Structure: Basin & Range, Overthrusting Of Proterozoic Rocks Over Paleozoic. Area Forms Steep Homocline Striking N-S.
Host Rock: Limestone, Dolomite, 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10101644

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

STRINGHAM, B F, 1942, MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DISTRICT, GSA BULL, V 53, NO 2
PERRY, L I & MCARTHY, B, 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SS #22
1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP 111
1945 RECON HOBBS, S W, USGS OPEN FILE RPT
1961 COMPILE USBM INFORMATION CIRC. 8014
EVERTS, M L, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SUR
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