The Cove (Topaz Valley), Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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The Cove (Topaz Valley) | Cove |
Topaz Mountain | Mountain |
Thomas Range | Mountain Range (Active) |
Juab County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 41' 25'' North , 113° 5' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sutherland | 165 (2011) | 51.7km |
Hinckley | 695 (2017) | 54.4km |
Deseret | 353 (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.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral 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 References: |
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 References: |
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:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
β | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
β | Holfertite | 4.GB.70 | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) Β· 3H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
β | Beryl var. Red Beryl (TL) | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'UM1995-17-O:CaHTiUY' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
H | β Holfertite | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl var. Red Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Beryl var. Red Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
O | β Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
O | β Holfertite | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Beryl var. Red Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Beryl var. Red Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Holfertite | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
Ti | β Holfertite | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Holfertite | CaxU6+2-xTi(O8-xOH4x) · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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