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Pay Day Mine, Green Vein Mesa, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Pay Day MineMine
Green Vein Mesa- not defined -
San Rafael Swell Mining DistrictMining District
Emery CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 48' 7'' North , 110° 49' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Emery272 (2017)39.1km
Ferron1,562 (2017)41.9km
Clawson193 (2017)43.6km
Castle Dale1,550 (2017)48.6km
Hanksville212 (2017)48.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
37813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37813:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Pay Day Mine is in a reentrant on the eastern side of Green Vein Mesa, south of the Green Vein claims. The mine was developed by short connected adits on the north side of the reentrant and a small prospect on the south side.

MRDS ID DC13616.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Metazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Boltwoodite9.AK.15(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
H MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
O MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O UraniniteUO2
NaSodium
Na Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
KPotassium
K Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
AsArsenic
As MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
U Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
U MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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