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West Mountain Prospect, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
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Bingham Mining DistrictMining District (Active)
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 29' 57'' North , 112° 9' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.49917,-112.15361
GeoHash:
G#: 9x0nrushx
GRN:
N27W62
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bingham Canyon726 (2013)6.9km
Copperton826 (2011)8.7km
Herriman30,835 (2017)10.3km
Tooele33,157 (2017)12.7km
Oquirrh11,668 (2006)17.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah13km
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah25km
Mineral Collectors of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah37km
Wasatch Gem SocietySalt Lake City, Utah37km
Mindat Locality ID:
185097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185097:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BRAY,E. R. WILSON, I.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
Deposit:: COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Copper, Zinc, Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Great Blue Limestones
Structure: Basin And Range, Fissures And Faults
Host Rock: Quartzite, Limestone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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