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Steamboat Tunnel (Great Western Mines Group), Snake Creek Mining District (Howland Mining District; White Pine Mining District), Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch County, Utah, USAi
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Steamboat Tunnel (Great Western Mines Group)Mine
Snake Creek Mining District (Howland Mining District; White Pine Mining District)Mining District
Wasatch MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 23'' North , 111° 34' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.57306,-111.58000
GRN:
N28W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alta390 (2017)5.2km
Snowbird383 (2013)6.5km
Park City8,128 (2017)10.7km
Midway4,646 (2017)11.2km
Snyderville5,612 (2011)13.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah26km
Mineral Collectors of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah34km
Wasatch Gem SocietySalt Lake City, Utah34km
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral SocietyProvo, Utah38km
Mindat Locality ID:
38398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38398:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0



REF:Deposit:: JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.
Deposit:: CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN F
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Gardison Limestone, Clayton Peak Stock
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Host Rock: Limestone, Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S

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