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Roy Mine, Willow Springs Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Roy MineMine
Willow Springs Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 0' 20'' North , 113° 52' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.00573,-113.87193
GRN:
N27W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
183436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183436:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lead Carbonate Mine


REF:Deposit:: NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 167.
Deposit:: THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP. OF DEEP CK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 31 - 35
Deposit:: PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTH
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Trace) - Iron
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Limestone, Oquirrh Formation
Structure: A Large Transverse Fault Striking East Is Exposed 1/4 Mi. North.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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