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Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 14' 27'' North , 109° 15' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.24110,-109.26375
GeoHash:
G#: 9wf399sdd
GRN:
N26W62
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Sal395 (2011)8.0km
Spanish Valley491 (2011)32.8km
Monticello2,069 (2017)41.7km
Moab5,235 (2017)44.5km
Castle Valley342 (2017)46.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Moab Rock ClubMoab, Utah45km
Mindat Locality ID:
38508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38508:3
GUID (UUID V4):
feb35f3c-cf21-4e3f-8cbe-20bd93943e4e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Indian Mine


A former Cu occurrence/mine located in sec. 34, T29S, R24E, SLM, at the head of Big Indian Valley, on Bureau of Land Management administered land.

Mineralization is hosted in Late Cretaceous shale, Dakota Formation sandstone and conglomerate. The ore body is tabular, lenticular and podiform, with a width of 243.84 meters and a length of 914.4 meters, at a thickness of 6.1 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included fractures. Local rocks include Cretaceous (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah.

Local geologic structures include clastic units 10 to 15 feet thick, separated by 30 feet of barren gray-green shale, and the Lisbon Valley Fault.

workings include surface openings comprised of strippings and open pits along with leaching ponds and settleing ponds that extend over an area 5,000 feet by 2,000 feet.

Reserve-resource data are found in: Jones, H. (1978).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

38 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
β“˜ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
Min News 10:12 p5
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
References:
Min News 10:12 p5
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Min Rec 26:5 p486
β“˜ 'Odontolite'
β“˜ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
References:
Min Rec 26:5 p486
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
References:
R&M 68:6 p372-380
β“˜ Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6β“˜ Aurichalcite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2β“˜ Azurite
CuSβ“˜ Covellite
NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2Oβ“˜ Lavendulan
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2β“˜ Malachite
Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2Oβ“˜ Metazeunerite
β“˜ 'Odontolite'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
β“˜Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
β“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 Β· 36H2O
β“˜Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl Β· 5H2O
β“˜Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 Β· 6-7H2O
β“˜Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 Β· 11H2O
β“˜Metazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Odontolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Hβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Hβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Oβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cuβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Asβ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Asβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Asβ“˜ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asβ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

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References

Mineral News: 8(1): 6-7.
Mineral News: 10(12): 5.
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Jones, H. (1978).
Weir, G.W., and Puffett, W.P. (1982), Incomplete manuscript on Stratigraphy and Structural Geology and Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Lisbon Valley Area, Utah-Colorado, USGS Open-file Report 81-39, 292 pp.
Monison, S.J. and Parry, W.T. (1986), Formation of Carbonate-Sulfate Veins Associated with Copper Ore Deposits from Saline Basin Brines, Lisbon Valley, Utah, Economic Geology: 81: 1853-1866.
Rocks & Minerals (1993): 68(6): 381-393.
Mineralogical Record (1995): 26(5): 486.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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