Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
South Pit, Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 158
Youngest recorded age at locality: 36.1

mindat Locality ID: 39286
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39286.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Pit, Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Allophane	Andalusite	Apatite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Connellite
Copper	Malachite	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Quartz	Rocksalt

Adamite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoclase ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*
Cornwallite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Malachite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Natropharmacosiderite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Parnauite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Strashimirite ()*

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 As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Na O P Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Na O P Pb S Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Andalusite Apatite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcophyllite Connellite
Copper Malachite Mixite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Quartz Rocksalt

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	158	36.1	254
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	158	36.1	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	158	36.1	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	158	36.1	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	158	36.1	172
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	158	36.1	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	158	36.1	27770
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	158	36.1	194
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	158	36.1	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	158	36.1	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	158	36.1	127
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	158	36.1	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	158	36.1	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	158	36.1	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	158	36.1	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	158	36.1	175
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	158	36.1	2970
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	158	36.1	2740
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	158	36.1	1689
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	158	36.1	149
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	158	36.1	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	158	36.1	182
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	158	36.1	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	158	36.1	168
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	158	36.1	13
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	158	36.1	492
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	158	36.1	105
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	158	36.1	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	158	36.1	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	158	36.1	5186
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	158	36.1	90

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Kristen000117	38.7	36.1	37.4±1.3	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	70-2	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000118	41.1	38.3	39.7±1.4	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	6	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000119	156	146	151±5	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	15A	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000120	158	148	153±5	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	18	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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