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Dry Creek Manganese, Dry Creek Canyon, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USAi
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Dry Creek ManganeseMine
Dry Creek CanyonCanyon
Marysvale Mining DistrictMining District
Piute CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 22' 33'' North , 112° 5' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.37611,-112.09222
GRN:
N26W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marysvale407 (2017)14.5km
Junction183 (2017)19.0km
Kingston165 (2017)20.4km
Koosharem327 (2011)23.7km
Circleville523 (2017)27.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
181327
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181327:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: KENNEDY, 1963 , GEOLOGY OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, P.
Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, 1973 , UTAH GEOLOGIST AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULL 102 , P. 57 .
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3

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