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Camel Mine, Deer Flat Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types
Camel MineMine
Deer Flat Mining DistrictFlat
San Juan CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 14'' North , 110° 2' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bluff258 (2011)58.6km
Tselakai Dezza109 (2011)61.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
180700
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180700:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Copper, Uranium

Development Status: Past Producer

Host Rock Unit: Chinle Formation Moss Back Mbr

Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone, Conglomerate

Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 ยท 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
UUranium
Uโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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