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Edison Bird Mine, Utahlite Hill, Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Edison Bird Mine | Mine |
| Utahlite Hill | Hill |
| Lucin | Town |
| Box Elder County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
Edison Bird Mine, Utahlite Hill, Lucin Mining District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 24' 1'' North , 113° 52' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Commodities (Major) - Gemstone
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock: Sedimentary Breccia
Metavariscite from Lucin was originally thought to be variscite (Schaller 1912, 1916), while variscite from this locality was called "Lucinite" (ibid.). The correct identities were determined by Larsen and Schaller (1925), and Lucin became the type locality for metavariscite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Metavariscite (TL) Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Minyulite Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Metavariscite (TL) | 8.CD.05 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Minyulite | 8.DH.05 | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Metavariscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Metavariscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Metavariscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metavariscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Grouse Creek DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Lucin Mining DistrictMining District
- Western Phosphate fieldMineral Province
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Edison Bird Mine, Utahlite Hill, Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah, USA