Canyon Rim Quarries, Parleys Canyon Area, City Creek Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Canyon Rim Quarries | Group of Quarries |
Parleys Canyon Area | Area |
City Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Salt Lake County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 42' 15'' North , 111° 47' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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East Millcreek | 20,816 (2018) | 1.9km |
Mount Olympus | 6,748 (2006) | 2.1km |
Canyon Rim | 10,062 (2006) | 2.8km |
Willard | 1,660 (2010) | 4.1km |
Holladay | 30,864 (2017) | 5.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 11km |
Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 11km |
Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 15km |
Tooele Gem & Mineral Society | Tooele, Utah | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180721:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7b7a7ecf-5b52-49ad-b658-b1945808e809
REF:Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE SUGAR HOUSE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-380.
Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
Commodities (Major) - Cement Rock, Clay, Limestone - General
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lake Bonneville Formation, Big Cottonwood
Structure: Parleys Canyon Syncline, Wasatch Fault
Host Rock: Limestone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Wasatch Front
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088679 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- 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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