Vandergilt No. 5 Mines, Silver Reef Mining District, Washington County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vandergilt No. 5 Mines | Group of Mines |
| Silver Reef Mining District | Mining District |
| Washington County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 13' 23'' North , 113° 19' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 842 (2017) | 2.9km |
| Toquerville | 1,493 (2017) | 5.4km |
| LaVerkin | 4,060 (2011) | 6.1km |
| Hurricane | 15,501 (2017) | 6.5km |
| Virgin | 604 (2017) | 12.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
184967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184967:0
GUID (UUID V4):
813d4117-104c-4bc7-8612-e906dffd9ff3
REF:Deposit:: PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY , BULL. 44
Deposit:: 1953 COMPILE UGMS BULLETIN 4
Production:: PERRY, L. I., 1979
Reserve-Resource:: T
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Trace) - Uranium, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Silver Reef Sandstone
Structure: Virgin Anticline
Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| 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 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10015419 |
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