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Carbonate Gem Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Gold, Silver) and 3 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 3 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Gold, Galena, Silver. Approx. location 41.159, -111.660. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
10 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
10 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
6 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
5 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
4 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
2 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
2 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Limonite 7Galena 3Jarosite 3Pyrite 3Molybdenite 2Uraninite 2Hematite 2Smithsonite 2Malachite 2Chalcopyrite 1Goethite 1Magnetite 1Commodities
Copper 10Iron 8Silver 7Uranium 6Phosphorus-Phosphates 6Lead 4Zinc 4Molybdenum 2Mica 2Gold 2Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the West Mine | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite | Past Producer | 40.923, -111.728 |
| Carbonate Gem | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Galena, Jarosite, Limonite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 41.155, -111.656 |
| Carbonate Hill Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Galena, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 41.147, -111.656 |
| Morgan Argentine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Galena, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 41.147, -111.656 |
| Iron King | Gold, Copper | Gold | Occurrence | 41.111, -111.700 |
| Unknown Claim | Iron | Hematite, Limonite | Occurrence | 41.062, -111.672 |
| Ree's Ranch Adit | Copper | Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite | Occurrence | 41.058, -111.620 |
| Strawberry Mine | Copper | Limonite, Malachite | Past Producer | 41.134, -111.833 |
| Arthur Fork Prospect | Molybdenum, Uranium, REE | Molybdenite, Monazite, Uraninite, Xenotime | Occurrence | 40.936, -111.757 |
| Arthur Fork | Molybdenum, Uranium | Molybdenite, Uraninite | Occurrence | 40.933, -111.767 |
| Unknown Prospect | Mica | Muscovite | Occurrence | 41.110, -111.691 |
| Dry Creek Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 41.128, -111.618 |
| Tunnel Hollow and Mine Hollow Prospects | Copper | — | Occurrence | 41.016, -111.581 |
| Lucky L | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.919, -111.787 |
| Surprise Group | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.934, -111.769 |
| Red Eagle and Morgan Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold | — | Occurrence | 41.063, -111.671 |
| Phosphate Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 41.061, -111.578 |
| Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Occurrence | 41.030, -111.598 |
| Morgan Chief Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | — | Past Producer | 41.175, -111.662 |
| Arthur Fork | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 41.000, -111.501 |
| Alice Mawle Mine | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 41.155, -111.845 |
| Carbonate Gem Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 41.159, -111.660 |
| Rees Ranch Adit | Copper | — | Past Producer | 41.058, -111.620 |
| Morgan Chief Mine | — | — | Prospect | 41.176, -111.662 |
| Devils Slide Phosphate Locality | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 41.070, -111.582 |
| Carbonate Gem | Silver | — | Past Producer | 41.155, -111.656 |
| Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Past Producer | 41.030, -111.598 |
| Dry Creek Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 41.128, -111.618 |
| Tunnel Hollow and Mine Hollow Prosp | Copper | — | Past Producer | 41.027, -111.575 |
| Queen of the West Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 40.923, -111.728 |
| Phosphate Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 41.207, -111.682 |
| Morgan-Argentine Property | — | — | Past Producer | 41.156, -111.660 |
| Carbonate Hill Mine | Silver | — | Past Producer | 41.147, -111.656 |
| Unknown Claim | Iron | — | Past Producer | 41.057, -111.678 |
| Unknown Prospect | Mica | — | Past Producer | 41.110, -111.691 |
| Strawberry Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 41.128, -111.846 |
| Devil'm Slide Phosphate Locality | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 41.070, -111.582 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 9 fossil collection records in Morgan County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Davis County · Weber County · Summit County · Wasatch County · Salt Lake County
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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