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Selenite from
San Rafael River, Emery County, Utah, USA


Locality type:River
Classification
Species:Gypsum var: Selenite
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Selenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Rafael River, Emery County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:182952
Long-form Identifier:1:3:182952:5
GUID (UUID V4):b08a1807-61c9-4b1c-bc3a-ce6e345cfa60
References
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Report (issue)
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND SOME ADJACENT AREAS IN EASTERN UTAH By JAMES GILLULY and JOHN...information on the stratigraphy of the region Eastern Utah is a part of the Colorado Plateau treated. province...and cliffs. Exposures of bedrock are almost the San Rafael Swell, its entire area except part of the ideal...109° tions will suffice to FIGURE 2.—Index map of Utah, showing location of numbered stratigraphic sections...of importance as well. sometimes complete the San Rafael Swell (TJ. S. Geol. Survey Bull. —, in preparation)
Report (issue)
Gulch, . Utah, by L. F. Noble (published Jan. 14, 1928) __ (D) Sedimentary rocks of the San Rafael Swell...Swell and some adjacent areas in eastern Utah, by James Gilluly and J. B. Reeside, jr. (published February... UtaIL _________________ _ 13. A, Kaibab Gulch, Utah, looking westward up the gulch from a point near...Kaibab Creek near Jumpup Canyon, Utah; C, Canyon of lower Kaibab Creek, Utah __ 15. Generalized columnar sections...point near head of Black Box of San Rafael River, San Rafael Swell, Utah;' B, View looking south from the
Report (issue)
AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH By JAMES GILLULY INTRODUCTION Purpose...general geologic features of part of the San Rafael Swell, Utah, with especial reference to its oil and...oil and gas than other structural features. The San Rafael Swell is a feature of this type, and the public...of the area. The San Rafael Swell lies in Emery County and northern Wayne County, Utah. The name was doubtless...geologic work in this region has dealt with the San Rafael Swell as a whole only casually or in reconnaissance
Book (edition)
TN 2.4-' Bixby j| atalogue of Utah minerals and localities THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA...for Collectors MAYNARD BIXBY A CATALOGUE OF UTAH MINERALS AND LOCALITIES With Descriptive List,...Collectors. -byMAYNARD Salt Lake BIXBY. City, Utah. 1904. Copyright, 1902, by MAYNARD (Third ...& CO., ASSAYERS AND CHEMISTS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY...MAYNARD BIXBY. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MINERAL LOCALITIES. BEAVER COUNTY. (Vy Beaver City, near; hyalite
Report (issue)
CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most...State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings.... . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (volume)
OF THE GREEN RIVER DESERT-CATARACT CANYON REGION EMERY, WAYNE, AND GARFIELD COUNTIES UTAH BY ARTHUR A..............:................................ San Rafael group...................................................................................... San Rafael Swell................................................ Anticlines in the vicinity of the Emery-Wayne County line............ Flattop Buttes anticline...of the rocks in the northern part of the Green River Desert...-...................-..-.........-....-
Report (issue)
PART I. Record of well at Hares Corner, Newcastle County, Del.a Thick­ ness. Depth. Quaternary: Cretaceous:...CLAYS OF DELAWARE. Record of well at Delmar, Sussex County, Del.a Thickness. Depth. Miocene: Feet. 37 51...of refractory clays in beds of this age in Cecil County, Md.,1 suggests the desirability of seeking similar...the region studied, of about 200 feet on Little River, in the northwest corner of the Port­ land quadrangle...of clay is indicated by drill records from Fore River, where the bottom of the clay has been found at
Report (volume)
Continued. Localities Continued. . Page. Cochise County....:................................................. 51 Mohave County............................................... 51 Navajo County.................................................... 51 Pima County.................................................. 52......................... ^..... Area along San Pedro River............................... Feldman.............................................. Fresno County...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
west, and includes many counties." CALIFORNIA — "In San Bernardino Co., Calif., East of Barstow, I collected...staurolites (Fairy Crosses) which come from Fannin County, Georgia. There were 25 xls in the packet—all loose...have uncovered a veritable paleobotanist's Lucin in Utah; Montebras, France; and "gold mine," consisting...years the Dana location for selenite. Now a new and far superior selenite both in size and interesting...centuries. The location is northwestern Cimarron county, 18 miles west and 13 miles north of Boise City—in
Report (volume)
BETWEEN GREEN AND COLORADO) RIVERS GRAND AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 908 UNITED...BETWEEN GREEN AND COLORADO RIVERS GRAND AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES UTAH BY EDWIN T. McKNIGHT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Stratigraphy—Continued.1 Page Jurassic system 1 85 1 San Rafael group 85 Carmel formation 1 86 Entrada sandstone...drilling 1 131 Courthouse-Green River district__ 1 133 Colorado River district 1 135 Possibility of oil...area between Green and Colorado Rivers, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah1 In pocket 2. Geologic structure
Journal (issue)
most of which come from Tepozan in the State of San Luis Potosi , Garnets are found in Chihuahua , Sonora...the old Aztec and Toltec cities of Mex ico , and San Juan Titehuacan . Here are to be found , it is said...in the soil of the site of the old Toltec city of San Juan Titehuacan , that in a walk of several hours...the hacienda of Esperanza , 25 miles northwest of San Juan del Rio , in the State of Queretaro . This hacienda...being erected upon them . The first mine , called San Juan del Iris , was opened in 1870 , and now there
Book (volume)
cuts, breaks, river banks, stream beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma...Fm. On Elm Cr. Near its jct. with the Missouri River (about 15 mi. S of Chamberlain) gray Barite rosette...rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides, ridges...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles
Report (volume)
formations. 31. Dakota, Mesaverde, Wasatch, and Green River formations. 32. Mudstone from formations of Precambrian...Arizona and New Mexico, and the San Rafael Swell area in east-central Utah. The distribution of chromium...these members. One area is located in east-central Utah. The concentrations of elements in sandstone of...highland. The second area is located in southeastern Utah and forms an indistinct belt of ground extending...the Morrison formation in the Yellow Cat area of Utah, or at Spring Creek Mesa, near Uravan, Colo. Likewise
Report (volume)
the gold lodes of the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., by D. F. MacDpnald........................Notes on the northern La Sal Mountains, Grand County, Utah, by J. M. Hill. Survey publications on gold...by F. L. Hess.......... Carnotite near Green River, Utah, by F. L. Hess......................... Zirconiferous.................... ALUMINUM ORES: Alunite in the San Cristobal quadrangle, Colo., by E. S. Larsen.......... Gypsum along the west flank of the San Rafael Swell, Utah, by C. T. Lupton......................
Report (volume)
............................................... Utah...................................................Nashville, Tenn. California____.Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco. Prof. A. F. Rogers, Stanford University...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Book
r(5a3side EOLOGY of UTAH HALKA CHRONIC Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive...org/details/roadsidegeologyoOOchro_0 roadside VJeology of Utah Halka Chronic MOUNTAIN PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY...ation Data Chronic, Halka. Roadside geology of Utah / Halka Chronic. cm. (Roadside geology series) p...Utah—Guide-books. ravel— 1981— Guide-books. QE169.C48 1989 557.92— dc20 dc20 t I. 2. Utah Title...visible on the surface. A more detailed, full-color Utah Geological Highway Map is available from bookstores
Book (edition)
except that its glow is weaker. Amber from Severn River, Md., fluoresces green under long waves. BENITOITE...so as to be distinc tive. Found only in Benito County, Cali fornia, the mineral is reported to fluo resce...fluorescent material. In the "uraniferous regions" of Utah and Wyoming a strongly fluorescent agate, as in...equally good speci mens. The agate from Sweetwater County, Wyoming, exemplifies the uranium-acti vated quartz...specimens of agate gathered from various parts of Utah and Wyoming and they all exhibit close simi larities
Report (volume)
Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco. Prof. A. F. Rogers, Stanford University...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Report (issue)
system has been built south from Durango to San Juan River, affording access to a very important part...northwestern part of Colorado the Yampa or Routt County coal field has likewise attracted great attention...territory covering about 1,200 square miles along Yampa River, from a few miles below Steamboat Springs to the...the small village of Lay, near the center of the county. The feature of this field that has attracted the...examination of the country along Little Missouri River, from the crossing of the Northern Pacific Railway
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...for the United Geological Survey IVIississippi river can be ordered from the U.S. Geological Surveys...from which the condition. precise in slppi river maps needed can be chosen are provided drawing...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic
Report (volume)
MissisJoralemon, I. B. Engineering geology, research: sippi River, Pleistocene history: Trowbridge, A. C.,1. Eckel...processes: Perry, ter, J. D., 3. T. G., 3. Mississippi River and Gulf Industrial minerals: Gillson, J. L , 5...described. Div. Mines, 1; Jenkins, O. P., Choctaw County, Highway 17 area: 3. Toulmin, L. D., Jr., 3. Minor:...analysis: KelH. D., 5. ler, W. D., 3. Talladega County, hematiteOklahoma, potash agstone, granite magnetite...ground water: Powham, C. E. ell, W. J., 4. Marengo County: Newton, J. G., 1. Core-drilling program, ChattanooMica:
Report (issue)
pitchblende deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, by John W. Adams and Frederick Stugard...pitchblende-bearing veins at Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, by George W. Walker and Frank W. Osterwald...---Uranium in the fluorspar deposits of the Thomas Range, Utah, by Mortimer H. Staatz and Frank W. Osterwald__________...Geology of the Los Ochos uranium deposit, Saguache County, Colorado, by R. C. Derzay _·- _______ ____ __...and Hopi Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, by Eugene M. Shoemaker________________________
Book
Geological Survey and for areas east of the M1ss1ssIpp1 river can be ordered from the U S Geological Survey's...Virginia 22202 Those for areas west of the M1ssIssIppI river can be ordered from the D1str1butIon Center Geological...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...town of Pans. and the rugged area north and east of San Diego Cal1forn1a, have long astonished collectors...such as the enormous copper mine at Bingham Canyon, Utah, althoug h here some tunnels, known to miners as
Book
commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where...Angeles, California; and 232 Appraisers Building, San Francisco, California. At any of these offices and...will help you prospect and explore any state and county. etc., for mineral deposits in Finding Suitable
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...such formations come the sapphires in the Missouri River near Helena, Montana, and the star garnets of Idaho...seasons into account when planning a trip. Much of Utah, southern California, and Arizona is uncomfortably...feature. Maps for areas east of the Mississippi River may be ordered from the Distribution Branch, Geological...22202. Those for areas west of the Mississippi River may be ordered from the Distribution Center, Geological
 
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