Louise Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Louise Mine | Mine |
| Alta | Town |
| Little Cottonwood Mining District | Mining District |
| Salt Lake County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 18'' North , 111° 38' 17'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 21km |
| Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 30km |
| Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 30km |
| Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society | Provo, Utah | 38km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Louisa Mine
REF:Deposit:: CALKINS, F.C., AND BULTER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF; PA. 201, PL.1.
Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 256.
Deposit:: CRITT
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Copper, Zinc
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Monzonite Of The Little Cottonwood Stock
Structure: Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone,Silver Fork Fault
Host Rock: Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Unita Arch
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1 valid mineral.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088740 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt–Greater Green River BasinBasin
- Middle Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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- Wasatch Range (Wasatch Mountains)Mountain Range
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