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Photographer: Bryan R. Bauer
Taken: August 24, 2010
Caption: Garnet Skarn (Altered Limestone)
Additional Description: This single rock, one of the rock types from the Bingham Canyon Mine, is made up of numerous minerals. Aside from those visible on the face of the rock [Iron Oxide-stained clay at the upper arrow, Chalcopyrite (Copper) at the lower arrow] it also contains microcospic traces of Gold, Silver, and Molybdenite, as well as Actinolite, Chlorite, Diopside, Epidote, Hematite, and other minor minerals.

More mine mineral samples are on display at the Geology Exhibit in the Visitors Center.
Submitted: August 25, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118.
Database Locator Identification Number: p124574
File Size: 4.295 Megabytes

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