West White Mountain Prospect, White Mountain Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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West White Mountain Prospect | Prospect |
White Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Star Range | Mountain Range |
Beaver County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 12'' North , 113° 20' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Milford | 1,331 (2017) | 31.1km |
Minersville | 869 (2017) | 38.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
185110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185110:9
GUID (UUID V4):
fcda4aba-caf9-405a-afdb-4e5b8a1e6747
REF:Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000
Deposit:: SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
Deposit:: STRING
Commodities (Major) - Clay - Kaolin
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Piocha Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt
Host Rock: Tuff
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range Extension
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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:
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042317 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Claron BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Utah
- Escalante DesertDesert
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