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Vernon, Tooele County, Utah, United States


Alternative Names:Vernon, fu nong, fyrnwn, wrnwn ywta, Вернон, فيرنون, ورنون، یوتا, 弗农
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Tooele County, Utah, USA
Region:Tooele County, Utah, United States
Latitude:40° 5' 31" N
Longitude:112° 26' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):40.09217,-112.43356
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:1,681m
Population:275 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5784165
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5784165:0
GUID:2ce6ef5e-e7b7-4a64-a932-7ca202de6728
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Calcite Quarry (MRDS - 10012023), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 5' 35" N112° 22' 14" W5.3km (3.3 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10101690), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 22" N112° 22' 17" W5.7km (3.5 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10101689), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 13" N112° 22' 21" W5.7km (3.6 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10101693), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 14" N112° 22' 14" W5.9km (3.6 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10012016), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 8" N112° 22' 14" W5.9km (3.7 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10012014), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 12" N112° 21' 56" W6.3km (3.9 miles)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10012006), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 6' 8" N112° 21' 24" W6.6km (4.1 miles)
Limestone Prospect (MRDS - 10012047), Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 6' 27" N112° 21' 19" W6.9km (4.3 miles)
Unknown Prospects (MRDS - 10012139), Faust Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 10' 32" N112° 23' 25" W10.0km (6.2 miles)
Badger Island Section of the Big Cottonwood Series Occurrence, Stansbury Island, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 0' 30" N112° 29' 30" W10.5km (6.5 miles)
Tooele Quarry, Faust Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 11' 2" N112° 23' 8" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Barrow Pit, Faust Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 11' 3" N112° 23' 6" W11.0km (6.9 miles)
Lookout Pass Clay prospect, Lookout Pass, Onaqui Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 6' 54" N112° 34' 2" W11.7km (7.3 miles)
Godiva Occurrence, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 1' 18" N112° 32' 35" W12.2km (7.6 miles)
Lawrence Sharp, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 1' 24" N112° 32' 44" W12.2km (7.6 miles)
Lookout Pass Thallium prospect, Little Valley, Lookout Pass Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 4' 33" N112° 36' 5" W14.4km (8.9 miles)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10012022), Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 12' 6" N112° 20' 30" W14.5km (9.0 miles)
Hilltop Mine (Silver Hill Top 1-5 claims), Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 58' 32" N112° 31' 11" W14.9km (9.3 miles)
Vernon Creek Prospect, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 57' 55" N112° 22' 29" W15.0km (9.3 miles)
Contact No. 1 Occurrence, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 57' 0" N112° 28' 0" W16.1km (10.0 miles)
Black Hawk Mine, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 56' 43" N112° 24' 10" W16.5km (10.3 miles)
Sheeprock Area Occurrence, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 58' 0" N112° 32' 59" W17.1km (10.6 miles)
Sabie Mountain West Prospect, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 56' 39" N112° 22' 24" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Unknown Manganese occurrence, Blue Bells Mining district, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 56' 45" N112° 21' 2" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Unknown Prospect, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 56' 45" N112° 21' 2" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Morgan Mine, Blue Bells Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 55' 57" N112° 25' 22" W17.8km (11.0 miles)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10012037), Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 58' 18" N112° 17' 45" W17.8km (11.0 miles)
Sheeprock Mountain Tin Lode and Placer, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA39° 56' 16" N112° 29' 20" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10275972), Juab County, Utah, USA39° 58' 15" N112° 17' 45" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
Onaqui Mountains South Gypsum Quarries, Davis Knolls area, Tooele County, Utah, USA40° 12' 6" N112° 35' 17" W17.9km (11.2 miles)
05760780014948816188959.jpg
One of several Vernon Hills limestone quarries

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Conglomerate layer having hematitic matrix in Vernon Hills limestone quarry

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Small algal mounds in limestone at quarry in Vernon Hills

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Close-up of algal mound, limestone quarry in Vernon Hills

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
05760780014948816188959.jpg
One of several Vernon Hills limestone quarries

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
00569220014949026101319.jpg
Conglomerate layer having hematitic matrix in Vernon Hills limestone quarry

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
05733640014949026097726.jpg
Small algal mounds in limestone at quarry in Vernon Hills

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
02472360014949025838831.jpg
Close-up of algal mound, limestone quarry in Vernon Hills

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
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One of several Vernon Hills limestone quarries

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA
08173480014949026083664.jpg
Conglomerate layer having hematitic matrix in Vernon Hills limestone quarry

Limestone Quarry, Vernon Hills Area, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 17.9 km)

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Rock types recorded nearby (within 17.9 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America PlateBasin
Mojave Domain, North America PlateDomain
Oquirrh Basin, North America PlateBasin
USACountry
Utah, USAState
Tooele County, Utah, USACounty
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