Desolation Mine, Temple Mountain Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Desolation Mine | Mine |
Temple Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Emery County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 38' 39'' North , 110° 44' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hanksville | 212 (2017) | 30.2km |
Ferron | 1,562 (2017) | 60.5km |
Clawson | 193 (2017) | 62.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
181238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181238:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0dc7199c-08af-4273-af8d-5ceb209b35f5
Deposit: 1957 RECON U.S.A.E.C.
Deposit: 1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C.C. - BULLETIN
Deposit: 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C.C. - BULLETIN
Production: UGMS STUDY - 1973
Reserve-Resource: DOELLING, H. H. 1977 UGMS ECOM. GEOL.
Commodities (Trace) - Uranium
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Glacial Lake Sediments, Clays And Sands
Structure: San Rafael Swell (Se Flank)
Host Rock: Sandstone, Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10072967 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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