Cottonwood Grand Central Mine, Reynolds Gulch, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cottonwood Grand Central Mine | Prospect |
Reynolds Gulch | Canyon |
Big Cottonwood Mining District | Mining District |
Salt Lake County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 39' 6'' North , 111° 38' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Alta | 390 (2017) | 7.1km |
Snowbird | 383 (2013) | 7.8km |
Snyderville | 5,612 (2011) | 9.9km |
Summit Park | 7,775 (2011) | 10.8km |
Mount Olympus | 6,748 (2006) | 12.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 21km |
Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 24km |
Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 24km |
Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society | Provo, Utah | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
181107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181107:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5009d28c-6d33-4f27-97aa-3d9959aeed1a
REF:Deposit:: JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURV. BULL-114.
Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR, 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT AIRE QUADRANGLE, SALT LAKE CO., UT
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Molybdenum; (Trace) - Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Weber Quartzite
Structure: Silver Fork Fault, N. Flank, Big Cottonwood Uplift
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Shelf
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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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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042118 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt–Greater Green River BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
USA
- Wasatch Range (Wasatch Mountains)Mountain Range
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