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Holfertite pit, Starvation Canyon, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
Holfertite pitPit
Starvation CanyonCanyon
Thomas RangeMountain Range (Active)
Juab CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 42' 11'' North , 113° 8' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hinckley695 (2017)58.4km
Deseret353 (2011)62.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
39301
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39301:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Colour: Red
References:
Beryl var. Red Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
References:
Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Holfertite (TL)
Formula: CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
Type Locality:
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pseudobrookite
Formula: Fe2TiO5
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
Pseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
Holfertite (TL)4.GB.70CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl
var. Red Beryl
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
O Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
TiTitanium
Ti PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mn Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
NbNiobium
Nb Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
CeCerium
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
ThThorium
Th Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
UUranium
U HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O

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