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The Cove (Topaz Valley), Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
The Cove (Topaz Valley)Cove
Topaz MountainMountain
Thomas RangeMountain Range (Active)
Juab CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 41' 25'' North , 113° 5' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sutherland165 (2011)51.7km
Hinckley695 (2017)54.4km
Deseret353 (2011)58.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
8742
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8742:4
GUID (UUID V4):
fcc1f601-45a0-4426-a4df-a2d440d3530b


This site is the well known Topaz Mountain locality first described by Captain Simpson in the mid-19th century during reconnaissance for a telegraph route. The site and the area was later explored extensively by Maynard Bixby who first discovered bixbyite in the northern end of the Thomas Range. The site was also extensively studied by Staatz and Carr in the early 1960's and the best mapping and description of the area can be in "Staatz, M. H. and Carr, W. J., 1964, Geology and mineral deposits of the Thomas and Dugway Ranges, Juab and Tooele Counties, Utah: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 415, 188 p." Although many claims were filed in and around the Topaz Valley over the years, the Bureau of Land Management has revoked all claims and has opened up the area to public collecting with hand tools only. This action by the BLM at this point only covers the Topaz Valley area and all other claims in the Thomas Range are still valid. One must obtain permission of the claim holders before collecting in other areas under claim in the area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Red Beryl (FRL)
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Type Locality:
β“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Holfertite
Formula: CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
β“˜ Pseudobrookite
Formula: Fe2TiO5
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'UM1995-17-O:CaHTiUY'

Gallery:

CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2Oβ“˜ Holfertite
K(AlSi3O8)β“˜ Sanidine
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2β“˜ Topaz

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
β“˜Pseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
β“˜Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
β“˜Holfertite4.GB.70CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl
var. Red Beryl (TL)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'UM1995-17-O:CaHTiUY'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oβ“˜ HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. Red BerylBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiβ“˜ HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
UUranium
Uβ“˜ HolfertiteCaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O

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