Albion tunnel, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Albion tunnel | Workings |
Alta | Town |
Little Cottonwood Mining District | Mining District |
Salt Lake County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 45'' North , 111° 37' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Alta | 390 (2017) | 1.6km |
Snowbird | 383 (2013) | 2.8km |
Park City | 8,128 (2017) | 12.9km |
Snyderville | 5,612 (2011) | 14.5km |
Midway | 4,646 (2017) | 14.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 22km |
Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 30km |
Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 30km |
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society | Provo, Utah | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180143
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180143:2
GUID (UUID V4):
b758917a-d78a-4a42-90cc-362139e7e70e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Albion Consolidated Mining Company; Alta United Holdings; Mineral Flat Mining Company; Alta Germania Mines Company; Albion Mining Company; South Hecla Mining Company
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Gold, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ophir Shale, Intermediate Dikes
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Wellington Fissure
Host Rock: Shale, Limestone, Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | 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 | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10014877 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt–Greater Green River BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
USA
- Wasatch Range (Wasatch Mountains)Mountain Range
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