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Forsterite from
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576993:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBig Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRelief Shaft, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘSteamboat Tunnel (Great Western Mines Group), Snake Creek Mining District (Howland Mining District; White Pine Mining District), Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
References
Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.
 
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