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Congar Hill Mine, Willow Springs Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 39'' North , 113° 55' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
38788
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38788:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6feb8bc6-4619-4042-a9c1-9ebbb9c984e8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cougar Hill Mine


Structure: Basin & Range Rocky Springs Thrust Fault Places Cambrian Units Over Devonian Thrust Strikes N60w & Dips 50-55 Sw

Tectonics: Sevier Orogenic Belt

Deposit: Ore is in dolomite breccia cemented with sparsely distributed barite & cinnabar.

Rock formation(s): Ibapah Stock
Busby;Pioche;Prospect Mountain;Sevy


Ore(s): Mineralization Located Along Breccia Zone Which Parallels Rocky Spring Thrust

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Senarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
β“˜Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
β“˜'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

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