White Hills Mine, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USAi
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White Hills Mine | Mine |
Marysvale Mining District | Mining District |
Piute County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 7'' North , 112° 9' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
38319
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38319:1
GUID (UUID V4):
427d8760-4f86-4da4-b3f5-4bfbfe1d65e2
Structure: Deposit Is 4000 Ft West Of The Sevier Fault
Alteration: Latite Tuff And Breccia Has Been Alunitized, Silicified, And Kaolinized
Commodity: Project 9350 - 01393 alunite resources
Development: In 1944 , the USBM dug 8200 ft of trenches, and placed 7 vertical diamond drill holes which totaled 1501 ft in length
Geology: Considerable kaolin with alunite in altered host
Rock formation(s): Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Ore(s): Alteration Areas Controlled By Faulting
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10009247 |
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