Wild Horse Gypsum Deposit, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wild Horse Gypsum Deposit | Deposit |
| San Rafael Swell Mining District | Mining District |
| Emery County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 39'' North , 110° 49' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hanksville | 212 (2017) | 21.3km |
| Emery | 272 (2017) | 56.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
185173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185173:4
GUID (UUID V4):
16be4d09-dc22-4a59-9392-6f0dc015e8cb
MC CARTHY, B. M., 1977
Commodities (Trace) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation - Moss Back Member
Structure: San Rafael Swell, Periodic Folds
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum var. Alabaster | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10073007 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Chugar Group Area BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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