Venus Mine, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Venus Mine | Mine |
La Sal Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Grand County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 15'' North , 109° 14' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Castle Valley | 342 (2017) | 18.4km |
Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 19.5km |
La Sal | 395 (2011) | 25.0km |
Moab | 5,235 (2017) | 27.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Moab Rock Club | Moab, Utah | 27km |
Mindat Locality ID:
184978
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184978:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3bd0f1e5-bc0a-43c1-ba14-4d86853794e4
REF:Deposit:: HUNT, C.B., 1956 , STRUCTURAL AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE LA SAL MTNS, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER. 294-
Deposit:: 1913 RECON HILL, J.M., USGS BULL 530
Deposit:: 1958 COMPILE HUNT, C.B., USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 294-I
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Fissure
Host Rock: Syenite
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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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:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10089464 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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- Manti-La Sal National ForestNational Forest
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