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Locality Name:
Leeds, Washington Co., Utah, USA


mindat Locality ID: 158336
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158336.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leeds, Washington Co., Utah, USA": 56
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 54

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Silver Reef District (Harrisburg District)

Latitude: 37°13'24"N
Longitude: 113°22'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.223333333333,-113.36888888889

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: Ag Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Se Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteApatiteAutuniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteVolborthite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Montroseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Silver  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S5278711,278721,278736,278746,2787482793
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS127871187
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O5278711,278718,278726,278727,2787601272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24278711,278736,278746,2787585509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412787115516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)127871127770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O10278711,278718,278720,278722,278725,278726,278727,278734,278752,2787601184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S9278717,278724,278726,278729,278733,278753,278755,278759,2787605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2127871127198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl22278711,278712,278715,278717,278718,278721,278722,278724,278730,278733,278735,278736,278739,278746,278747,278748,278753,278755,278759,278760,278761,2787641382
Copper  (*)CopperCu12787603846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12787112970
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12787116890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32278711,27874414640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412787115591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)230278711,278712,278714,278715,278717,278718,278721,278722,278726,278727,278729,278730,278733,278735,278736,278739,278740,278741,278743,278744,278745,278746,278747,278749,278753,278759,278761,278762,278763,27876412537
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12787111508
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)1278711136
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2127871117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26278711,278715,278740,278743,278747,27876139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23278711,278718,27873561156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21278711253
Silver  (*)CopperAg3278711,278717,2787595186
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12787111101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12787111059
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1278722605
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O4278711,278716,278755,278766155



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