Cistern Mine, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Cistern Mine | Mine |
San Rafael Swell Mining District | Mining District |
Emery County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 36' 20'' North , 110° 49' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1954
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hanksville | 212 (2017) | 27.4km |
Emery | 272 (2017) | 51.3km |
Ferron | 1,562 (2017) | 60.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180946
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180946:9
GUID (UUID V4):
263d9b40-f27a-46bd-8848-c8d3abc71880
Deposit:: HILPERT'S FILE, USGS
Deposit:: UTAH G & MS BULL. 79, 1966, P. 39
Production:: UGMS STUDY 1973
Reserve-Resource:: TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation - Monitor Butte Member, Chinle Formation - Moss Back Member
Structure: San Rafael Swell, Se - W Trending Fault
Host Rock: Conglomerate, Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10089345 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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