Crystal Mine, Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah, USA i
Regional Level Types
Crystal Mine Mine
Mount Baldy District Mining District
Cottonwood Creek Creek
Tushar Mts Mountain Range
Piute Co. County
Utah State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Crystal Mine	Mine
Mount Baldy District	Mining District
Cottonwood Creek	Creek
Tushar Mts	Mountain Range
Piute Co.	County
Utah	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

38° 21' 4'' North , 112° 18' 29'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

38.35136,-112.30828

GeoHash:

G#: 9wb4hmesg

USGS MRDS Record:

10015220

Locality type:

Mine

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Marysvale	407 (2017)	12.8km
Junction	183 (2017)	14.8km
Kingston	165 (2017)	19.1km
Circleville	523 (2017)	20.2km
Beaver	3,007 (2017)	30.2km

Tectonics: Basin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition

Rock formation(s): Conglomerate;Navajo Sandstone

Ore(s): Quartz Veins

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North America Plate

Tectonic Plate

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Mineral List

6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Quartzite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ Tetrahedrite

Formula: Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Tetrahedrite	2.GB.05	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘ	Galena	2.8.1.1	PbS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.8.2.1	ZnS
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
3 <ø < 4
ⓘ	Tetrahedrite	3.3.6.1	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO₃)
ⓘ	Cerussite	14.1.3.4	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	14.1.1.6	ZnCO₃
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)₂(XO₄)Z_q
ⓘ	Alunite	30.2.4.1	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃

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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Holocene - Pleistocene

0 - 2.588 Ma

ID: 2976268

Landslides

Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma)

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:{unconsolidated colluvium}

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]

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]

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References

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Callaghan, E., (1973) , Mineral Resource Potential of Piute County, Utah, and Adjoining Area: Utah Geol. & Min. Survey Bull. 102 , P. 44

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