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Yellow Cougar Prospect, Gold Mountain Mining District, Sevier County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 29'' North , 112° 17' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.50806,-112.28750
GeoHash:
G#: 9wb5hf4tx
GRN:
N26W64
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marysvale407 (2017)8.2km
Joseph343 (2017)14.5km
Monroe2,293 (2017)19.8km
Elsinore857 (2017)22.9km
Central Valley554 (2017)27.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
185243
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185243:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Production:: PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.Deposit:: UGMS ECON FILES CRIB 41 SEVIER
Deposit:: CLIFTON ANNOUNCES 41 PERCENT INCREASE IN ESTIMATED RESOURCE
Deposit:: VALUE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS ON YELLOW COUGAR SHEAR VEIN.
Deposit:: POINT CAST PR NEWSWIRE, 4-29-97.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock: Latite
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Hingeline

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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