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Poison Spring Group (Cliffside Prospect), Orange Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USAi
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Orange Cliffs Mining DistrictMining Region
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 6' 30'' North , 110° 27' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.10861,-110.45500
GeoHash:
G#: 9wc2y93ng
GRN:
N26W63
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanksville212 (2017)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
183144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183144:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .
Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BUL107 .
Deposit:: RITZMA, H. R., 1973 , OIL-IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY MAP 33 .
Deposit:: HILPERT'S FILE, USGS
Deposit:: UTAH G&MS SPEC. STUDY 22, 1967, P. 38, 97
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-27-1970
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Lead, Copper
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Moenkopi Formation, Monitor Butte Mbr/Chinle Formation
Structure: West Flank Monument Upwarp
Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone, Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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