Murray Copper and Victor claims, Gold City Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Murray Copper and Victor claims | Group of Claims |
| Gold City Mining District | Mining District |
| Salt Lake County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 36' 59'' North , 111° 46' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Heights | 34,343 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Little Cottonwood Creek Valley | 8,285 (2006) | 5.1km |
| Granite | 1,932 (2011) | 5.7km |
| Holladay | 30,864 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Sandy Hills | 89,575 (2010) | 7.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 10km |
| Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 19km |
| Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 19km |
| Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society | Provo, Utah | 44km |
| Tooele Gem & Mineral Society | Tooele, Utah | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
182776
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:182776:0
GUID (UUID V4):
8f44677e-a881-46a5-9f3a-96fa5d0e3f09
A Pb-Cu-Au occurrence located 4.2 km (2.6 miles) E of Cottonwood Heights, along Big Cottonwood Canyon, near its mouth.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in rocks of the Little Willow unit (quartzite).
Local geologic structures include: The Wasatch Fault Zone.
Related tectonic structures include: The Uinta Arch.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042071 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- 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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