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Sunbeam Mine (Elmer Ray; United Sunbeam), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USAi
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Sunbeam Mine (Elmer Ray; United Sunbeam)Mine (Abandoned)
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Tintic Mining District- not defined -
East Tintic MountainsMountain Range
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Sunbeam Mine (Elmer Ray; United Sunbeam), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 54' 32'' North , 112° 6' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eureka666 (2017)5.0km
Mount Nebo302 (2006)14.2km
Elberta256 (2011)15.2km
Goshen944 (2017)18.7km
Mona1,598 (2017)24.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
38167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38167:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Oldest mine in district.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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