Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Crystal Mine | Mine (Active) |
| Lisbon Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| San Juan County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 14' 27'' North , 109° 15' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Sal | 395 (2011) | 8.0km |
| Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 32.8km |
| Monticello | 2,069 (2017) | 41.7km |
| Moab | 5,235 (2017) | 44.5km |
| Castle Valley | 342 (2017) | 46.0km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moab Rock Club | Moab, Utah | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
38508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38508:3
GUID (UUID V4):
feb35f3c-cf21-4e3f-8cbe-20bd93943e4e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Indian Mine
A former Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 34, T29S, R24E, SLM, at the head of Big Indian Valley, on Bureau of Land Management administered land.
Mineralization is hosted in Late Cretaceous shale, Dakota Formation sandstone and conglomerate. The ore body is tabular, lenticular and podiform, with a width of 243.84 meters and a length of 914.4 meters, at a thickness of 6.1 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included fractures. Local rocks include Cretaceous (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah.
Local geologic structures include clastic units 10 to 15 feet thick, separated by 30 feet of barren gray-green shale, and the Lisbon Valley Fault.
workings include surface openings comprised of strippings and open pits along with leaching ponds and settleing ponds that extend over an area 5,000 feet by 2,000 feet.
Reserve-resource data are found in: Jones, H. (1978).
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| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Blue Grotto Prospect, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Nevada Lode, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Blue Jay Pit, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Clinoclase Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 References: |
| ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Cornwallite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Cyanotrichite Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 References: |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Blue Jay Pit, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Nevada Lode, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Blue Grotto Prospect, Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA |
| ⓘ Metazeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Odontolite' References: |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S References: |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO References: |
| ⓘ Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Cyanotrichite | 7.DE.10 | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cornwallite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Clinoclase | 8.BE.20 | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Chalcophyllite | 8.DF.30 | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| ⓘ | Lavendulan | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| ⓘ | Tyrolite | 8.DM.10 | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Metazeunerite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Odontolite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| As | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| As | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
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