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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Peepstone Canyon Prospects, Lakeside Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
Peepstone Canyon ProspectsGroup of Prospects
Lakeside Mining DistrictMining District
Tooele CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 54' 26'' North , 112° 48' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Grantsville10,027 (2017)45.2km
Stockton642 (2017)63.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
183057
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183057:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: DOELLING, H.H., 1964. GEOL. OF THE N. LAKESIDE MTNS. AND GRASSY MTNS. AND VICINITY: UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. THESIS.
Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Deposit:: 1964 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. THESI
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Beach Sand
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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