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Hemimorphite from
Emma Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite2
Anglesite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emma Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:64084
Long-form Identifier:1:3:64084:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMichigan-Utah Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘReed and Benson Mine (Craig Tunnel; New Goodspeed Tunnel), Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCardiff Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSolitude Tunnel, Kentucky-Utah Mine Group, Solitude, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mine (Homeward Bound Tunnel; Kessler Mining Company), Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMaxfield Mine, Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘQuincy Shaft (Putnam Mining Company; Park Utah Consolidated Mines; Daly West Group; United Park City Mines), Park City Mining District, Summit County, Utah, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘUpper Box Elder Canyon Prospect, Alpine-Silver Lake Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
Dana 7:I:596
Dana 6:548,1092.
 
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