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Beck Street Mine, City Creek Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
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City Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Salt Lake CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 48' 53'' North , 111° 54' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.81500,-111.91389
GeoHash:
G#: 9x22jq4u9
GRN:
N28W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Salt Lake19,796 (2017)3.8km
Salt Lake City192,672 (2017)6.3km
Woods Cross11,284 (2017)6.6km
Bountiful43,784 (2017)8.7km
West Bountiful5,511 (2017)8.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mineral Collectors of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah6km
Wasatch Gem SocietySalt Lake City, Utah6km
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah25km
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah45km
Beehive Rock and Gem ClubOgden, Utah46km
Mindat Locality ID:
238356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238356:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A sand and gravel mine/quarry in northern Salt Lake City. Small caves in the rock may contain aragonite speleothems.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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