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Locality Name:
Uinta Mts, Daggett Co., Utah, USA


mindat Locality ID: 48848
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48848.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Uinta Mts, Daggett Co., Utah, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cambrian Ladore Formation
Permian Meade Peak Phosphate Shale
Red Creek Complex

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Be Ca F Fe H K Mg O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteBerylClayCorundumGarnetMicaNoneStaurolite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312722322353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21272232718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812722324286
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12722312740
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3127223214640
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2127223217380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12722322994
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1272232978


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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