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Potts shaft, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USAi
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Potts shaftGroup of Shafts
Marysvale Mining DistrictMining District
Piute CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 8'' North , 112° 12' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.50247,-112.21328
GeoHash:
G#: 9wb5n90v1
GRN:
N26W64
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marysvale407 (2017)6.1km
Joseph343 (2017)13.8km
Monroe2,293 (2017)16.3km
Elsinore857 (2017)20.8km
Central Valley554 (2017)24.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
204114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204114:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Red Hills Caldera

Alteration: Argillic

Tectonics: Basin And Range Transition

Deposit: Serviced by shaft not entered

Rock formation(s): Mt. Belknap Volcanics


Ore(s): Fractures, Faults

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Cunningham, C. G., Rasmussen, J. D., Steven, T. A., Rye, R. O., Rowley, P. D., Romberger, S. B., Selverstone, J. (1998) Hydrothermal uranium deposits containing molybdenum and fluorite in the Marysvale volcanic field, west-central Utah. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (5) 477-494 doi:10.1007/s001260050164
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