Unknown Cu Occurrence [3], Silver Island Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unknown Cu Occurrence [3] | Occurrence |
Silver Island Mining District | Mining District |
Tooele County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 50' 48'' North , 113° 54' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wendover | 1,400 (2011) | 16.3km |
West Wendover | 4,294 (2017) | 18.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
184244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184244:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8807fbd3-c5be-4be5-82b6-726fedea6479
REF:Deposit:: SCHAEFFER, F.E., 1960, GEOL. OF THE SILVER ISLAND MTS.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 15.
Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1980, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION.
Production:: TRIPP, B., 1980, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE I
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Upper Cambrian Undifferentiated, Igneous Group Of Rocks
Structure: Tetzlaff Peak Fault
Host Rock: Quartzite, Phyllite, Schist
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range-Silver Island Mts
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10012262 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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