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Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA

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 Map Reference: 38°26'3"N , 113°33'45"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [MinRec 31:47]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Beryl
    var: Red Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [L. Ream (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and Vicinity, Western Utah. Mineralogical Record 10:261-278]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Bixbyite
    (Mn
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Min Rec 10:5 pp261-278]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
     
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [L. Ream (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and Vicinity, Western Utah. Mineralogical Record 10:261-278]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Garnet. Extra Lapis 12; [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah; L. Ream (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and Vicinity, Western Utah. Mineralogical Record 10:261-278]
  		•  Hübnerite
    MnWO
     
    4
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Metatorbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Pseudobrookite
    Fe
     
    2
    		TiO
     
    5
    Reference: [Min Rec 10:5 pp261-278]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah]
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah; L. Ream (1979) Famous Mineral Localities: The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and Vicinity, Western Utah. Mineralogical Record 10:261-278]
    Site Photo
    Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    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.]
  		•  Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]


    32 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Utah
      • Beaver Co.
        • Wah Wah Mts
          • Gillies Hill

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