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Desert Mountain, Desert Mountain Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 48'' North , 112° 34' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lynndyl111 (2017)30.4km
Leamington231 (2017)34.2km
Sutherland165 (2011)40.1km
Vernon275 (2017)40.2km
Delta3,482 (2017)43.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
8331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8331:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Minerals are found in miarolitic cavites. On the southern side of Desert Mountain, NW of Delta.
A summit.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented here are taken from the Desert Mountain Reservoir topo map. The USGS GNIS database file presents a total of 4 sets of coordinates.

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Mica Group'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-

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 MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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