Wheat Adit; Lower and Upper Level Occurrence, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA i
Regional Level Types
Wheat Adit; Lower and Upper Level Occurrence Occurrence
La Sal Mountain Mining District Mining District
Grand County County
Utah State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Wheat Adit; Lower and Upper Level Occurrence	Occurrence
La Sal Mountain Mining District	Mining District
Grand County	County
Utah	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

38° 32' 39'' North , 109° 15' 16'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Castle Valley	342 (2017)	17.1km
Spanish Valley	491 (2011)	18.6km
La Sal	395 (2011)	25.8km
Moab	5,235 (2017)	25.8km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Moab Rock Club	Moab, Utah	26km

Mindat Locality ID:

185118

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:185118:5

GUID (UUID V4):

1958 RECON HUNT, C. B. PROFESSIONAL PAPER # 294-
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: North La Sal Stock
Host Rock: Diorite
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Silver

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ⓘ Diorite

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10078694

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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USA

Colorado PlateauPlateau
Manti-La Sal National ForestNational Forest

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