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Chert from
Lookout Pass Thallium prospect, Little Valley, Lookout Pass Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Chert
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz40
- var Chalcedony17
Parapierrotite34
Tripuhyite25
Arseniosiderite16
Avicennite15
Stibiconite15
Hematite14
Stibnite10
Marcasite8
Weissbergite7
Pyrite5
Native Sulphur4
Senarmontite4
Cinnabar4
Goethite3
Kermesite2
Vrbaite2
Clay minerals1
Hydroxycalcioroméite1
Valentinite1
Graphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chert data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lookout Pass Thallium prospect, Little Valley, Lookout Pass Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720348:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chert
31.8km (19.8 miles) Lead King Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) Tabbys Peak SE Gravel Occurrence, Cedar Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) Tabbys Peak SW Gravel Occurrence, Cedar Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) Hickman Knolls Gravel Occurrence, Cedar Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) Mormon Chief, Mercur Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Sunshine Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Sunshine Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) Wig Mountain Gravel Occurrence, Cedar Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) Wig Mountain NE Gravel Occurrence, Cedar Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) Arrowhead Mine (White Lead No. 1), Leamington Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA
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