Blue Bird (MAS 4 1023), Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird (MAS 4 1023) | - not defined - |
| Circle Cliffs Mining District | Mining Region |
| Garfield County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 51' 47'' North , 111° 13' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder Town | 226 (2011) | 18.5km |
| Escalante | 790 (2017) | 35.1km |
| Torrey | 184 (2017) | 51.5km |
| Teasdale | 191 (2011) | 52.2km |
| Bicknell | 327 (2006) | 60.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180493:8
GUID (UUID V4):
48880908-8065-4a8f-af50-c9f4240d510f
REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1967
Deposit:: DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOL. SURVEY, BULL. 1229 .
Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS SS 22
Deposit:: DOELLING HH 1975 GEOL MIN RES GARFIELD CO UT UGMS BULL 107
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Vanadium, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Moenkopi Formation, Shinarump Mbr - Chinle Formation
Structure: West Flank Of Anticline, Circle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088099 |
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