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Blue Tail Fly, Notom Area, Wayne County, Utah, USAi
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Notom AreaArea
Wayne CountyCounty
UtahState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 12' 10'' North , 111° 4' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Torrey184 (2017)31.3km
Teasdale191 (2011)35.7km
Hanksville212 (2017)37.3km
Bicknell327 (2006)43.1km
Boulder Town226 (2011)44.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
180538
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180538:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Production:: UGMS STUDY, 1973
Reserve-Resource:: TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Carmel Formation
Structure: Waterpocket Fold
Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone, Conglomerate
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 ยท 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vโ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
UUranium
Uโ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

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