Subsurface Brines Occurrence (MRDS - 10012249), Salt Flats, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Subsurface Brines Occurrence (MRDS - 10012249) | Occurrence |
Salt Flats | Flat |
Tooele County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 49' 15'' North , 113° 33' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wendover | 1,400 (2011) | 41.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
183886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183886:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3e9a3fcf-371d-4472-917b-3bfbe1cc9e9c
REF:Deposit:: NOLAN, T.B., 1927, POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 795, P. 25-44.
Deposit:: STEPHENS, J.C., 1974, HYDROGEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION O
Commodities (Trace) - Bromine
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Madison Limestone
Host Rock: Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range
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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:
ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10012249 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
USA
- Utah
- Great Salt Lake DesertDesert
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