Dog Valley Prospects, Dog Valley, Garfield Co., Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dog Valley Prospects | Group of Prospects |
| Dog Valley | Valley |
| Garfield Co. | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Circleville | 523 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Junction | 183 (2017) | 23.0km |
| Kingston | 165 (2017) | 23.2km |
| Beaver | 3,007 (2017) | 28.5km |
| Panguitch | 1,481 (2017) | 30.3km |
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Mercury; (Minor) - Fluorine-Fluorite, Manganese, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Andesite
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Colorado Plateau, USA | Plateau |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.8.2.3 | HgS |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Pliocene 2.588 - 5.333 Ma ID: 3192312 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Pliocene (2.588 - 5.333 Ma) Lithology: Volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Late Miocene - Middle Miocene 5.333 - 15.97 Ma ID: 2966026 | Rhyolites Age: Miocene (5.333 - 15.97 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Etna; Hogback; Topaz Mountain; Keg Mountains; Gillies Hill; Steamboat Mountain Description: In Northwestern Utah: Dacitic tuff (8.5 my). In Logan-Huntsville Allochthon: rhyolite. Comments: Original map source: Hintze, L.F., Willis, G.C., Laes, D.Y.M., Sprinkel, D.A., and Brown, K.D., 2000, Digital Geologic Map of Utah: Utah Geological Survey, Map 179DM, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{rhyolite}, Minor:{dacite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Dog Valley Prospects, Dog Valley, Garfield Co., Utah, USA