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1903 Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
1903 MineMine (Abandoned)
West Tintic Mining District- not defined -
Tintic Mining District- not defined -
East Tintic MountainsMountain Range
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 49' 37'' North , 112° 24' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned)
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eureka666 (2017)27.7km
Vernon275 (2017)29.6km
Leamington231 (2017)34.0km
Lynndyl111 (2017)34.3km
Mount Nebo302 (2006)40.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
38174
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38174:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
1888 Mine, 88 Mine, 88 Shaft


Workings consist of a 140ft. inclined shaft with 145ft of drifts on the 45ft. level. There are also several prospect pits.
Workings consist of a 140ft. inclined shaft with 145ft of drifts on the 45ft. level. There are also several prospect pits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Calamine'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:10020292
Link to USGS MRDS:10252317

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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