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Winkelman Mine (Copper Butte Group), Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 39'' North , 112° 17' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.49441,-112.29272
GRN:
N26W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marysvale407 (2017)7.4km
Joseph343 (2017)16.1km
Monroe2,293 (2017)21.2km
Elsinore857 (2017)24.4km
Central Valley554 (2017)28.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
38320
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38320:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Winkelman deposit


Structure: Callaghan ( 1973 ) Say The Locality Is In Line With The Tushar Fault.

Alteration: Alunitization And Silicification

Commodity: Project 9350 - 01393 alunite resources

Deposit: Discovery year: ww1 size/directional data given is for alunite body only

Development: Usbm drilled 8 diamond drill holes totaling 2995 ft in length. ; econ.com: alunite closely interlocked with quartz

Rock formation(s): Bullion Canyon Volcanics


Ore(s): Brecciation And Bedding

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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References

Callaghan, E., (1938) , Preliminary Report on the Alunite Deposits of the Marysvale Region, Utah: USGS Bull. 886 -d, P. 125 .
Thoenen, J. R., (1941) , Alunite Resources of the United States: USBM Rept. Inv. 3561 , P. 28 , 38 .
Willard, M.E., Kelley, V.C., Callaghan, E. (1945) The Winkelman alunite deposit, Marysvale, Utah. Open-File Report Vol. 1945 (45-46) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr4546
Hild, J. H., (1946) , Exploration of Alunite Deposits, Marysvale, Piute County, Utah: USBM R. I. 3972 , P. 10 .
Kerr, P.F., and Others, (1957), Marysvale, Utah, Uranium Area: Geological Society of America Special Paper 64, 166-168.
Callaghan, E., (1973) , Mineral Resource Potential of Piute County, Utah and Adjoining Area: Utah Geol. and Mineralog. Survey Bull. 102 , P. 83 - 85 .
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