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King Tut Mine (Yellow Cat Claim), Detroit Mining District (Drum Mining District; Joy Mining District), Millard County, Utah, USAi
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King Tut Mine (Yellow Cat Claim)Mine
Detroit Mining District (Drum Mining District; Joy Mining District)Mining District
Millard CountyCounty
UtahState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 31' 37'' North , 113° 0' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.52722,-113.00806
GRN:
N27W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sutherland165 (2011)35.6km
Hinckley695 (2017)36.6km
Deseret353 (2011)40.6km
Delta3,482 (2017)41.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
182184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182184:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; USGS BULLETIN 1082-H
Deposit:: DOELLING, H H, 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH; UGMS REPORT OF INVEST NO 41INVESTIGATION NO 41
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Busby Quartzite, Volcanics Undiff
Structure: Faulting-Drum Mtns Homocline, Local Faulting
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range-Sevier Orogenic Belt

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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