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South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District (Ouray Mining District), Uintah County, Utah, USAi
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South Ouray No. 1 wellWell
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
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Garrelsite

South Ouray No. 1 well, Ouray, Uteland Knoll Mining District, Uintah County, Utah, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 1' 10'' North , 109° 39' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.01960,-109.65480
GeoHash:
G#: 9x458trg1
GRN:
N27W61
Type:
Well
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Randlett220 (2011)27.0km
Fort Duchesne714 (2011)34.3km
Ballard1,106 (2017)38.7km
Myton639 (2017)39.7km
Roosevelt6,980 (2017)42.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
20924
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20924:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A well located 8.0 km (4.9 miles) SSE of Ouray.

~2000 foot depth.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Elpidite
Formula: Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
ⓘ Garrelsite (TL)
Formula: Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Leucosphenite
Formula: BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
ⓘ Loughlinite
Formula: Na2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
ⓘ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
ⓘ Neighborite
Formula: NaMgF3
ⓘ Reedmergnerite
Formula: NaBSi3O8
ⓘ Searlesite
Formula: Na(H2BSi2O7)
ⓘ Shortite
Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘNeighborite3.AA.35NaMgF3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘNahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘShortite5.AC.25Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGarrelsite (TL)9.AJ.15Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
ⓘElpidite9.DG.65Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
ⓘLeucosphenite9.DP.15BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
ⓘLoughlinite9.EE.25Na2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
ⓘSearlesite9.EF.15Na(H2BSi2O7)
ⓘReedmergnerite9.FA.35NaBSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Hⓘ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Hⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Hⓘ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
BBoron
Bⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Bⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Bⓘ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Bⓘ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Cⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Oⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Oⓘ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Oⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oⓘ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Oⓘ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Oⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
NaSodium
Naⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Naⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Naⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Naⓘ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Naⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Naⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
Naⓘ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Naⓘ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Naⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Siⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Siⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Siⓘ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Siⓘ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Siⓘ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
FeIron
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ GarrelsiteBa3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4
Baⓘ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30

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References

Erickson, M.P. (1952) New locality of shortite. American Mineralogist: 37: 342-348.
Milton, C., Axelrod, J.M., Grimaldi, F.S. (1955) New mineral, garrelsite (Ba.65Ca.29Mg.06)4H6Si2B6O20, from the Green River formation, Utah. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America: 66: 1597-1597
Fleischer, M. (1956) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 41: 671-674.
Milton, Charles (1977) Mineralogy of the Green River Formation [Wyoming, Colorado and Utah]. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (5) 368-379pp.368-379
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