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

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 21' 4'' North , 112° 18' 29'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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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: |
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Tectonics: Basin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
Rock formation(s): Conglomerate;Navajo Sandstone
Ore(s): Quartz Veins
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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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
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed 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 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. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS 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. |
ⓘ Tetrahedrite Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 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. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | 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 | |||
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AmXp, 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)Zq | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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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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