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Blue Bird prospect (Hunts), San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
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Celestine

Blue Bird prospect, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 33' 38'' North , 110° 57' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.56080,-110.95630
GeoHash:
G#: 9wc575u0f
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanksville212 (2017)29.7km
Emery272 (2017)47.6km
Torrey184 (2017)49.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
37792
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37792:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Blue Bird prospect, discovered about 1952 by Kay Hunt of Hanksville, Utah, was about 1,800 feet (549m) southwest of the Delta mine. It consisted of an adit with about 280 feet (85m) of workings. The prospect was in a sandstone lens at the base of the Monitor Butte Member.

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
UUranium
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10073003
Hawley, C.C., Robeck, R.C., and Dyer, H.B. (1968) Geology, Altered Rocks and Ore Deposits of The San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1239.
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