Beehive Butte Occurrence, Mineral Canyon Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Beehive Butte Occurrence | Occurrence |
Mineral Canyon Mining District | Canyon |
Grand County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 33' 9'' North , 109° 49' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Moab | 5,235 (2017) | 24.4km |
Spanish Valley | 491 (2011) | 32.9km |
Castle Valley | 342 (2017) | 37.8km |
Green River | 961 (2017) | 57.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Moab Rock Club | Moab, Utah | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180336:8
GUID (UUID V4):
f80ce753-07ee-4ce6-8ec6-c3b768a6a604
REF:Deposit:: HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN; 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Deposit:: HITE, R., 1977 , A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR POTASH SOLUTION MINING IN CYCLE 13 , PARADOX MBR, NEAR MOAB UTAH:
Commodities (Major) - Potassium; (Trace) - Magnesite, Potassium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
Structure: Paradox Basin
Host Rock: Salt, Shale, Sedimentary Rock, Carbonate
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' | - | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088019 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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