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Locality Name:
Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 79.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31

mindat Locality ID: 208473
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208473.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Park City District
Snake Creek District (Howland District; White Pine District)

Latitude: 40°35'38"N
Longitude: 111°31'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.593888888889,-111.51722222222
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 Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneOlivine
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Augite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4278545,278555,278558,2785652793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2353112785573419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)353112785578803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)635311278557966
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6353112785572060
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42278571,2785735516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)44363278539,278562,27857527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2278572,2785754979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2278571,2785735707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235317278543,278545,278546,278557,278571,278573,27857527198
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)435311278557651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23278570,278573,2785749895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)353112785578173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12785731188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10278543,278545,278546,278553,278555,278558,278562,278565,278572,27857524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)443612785397437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2278545,27857530554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312785691544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3127856214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4353112785575591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O444313278539,278557,27857314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)244362278539,27856212537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2353112785575800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O353112785571508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)235312278557,27856917380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212785692273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235316278546,278555,278557,278558,278565,27857539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12785721725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)235311278557771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235315278555,278557,278558,278562,27856561156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8278543,278545,278546,278555,278558,278565,278572,27857521482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135278553,278555,278558,278565,2785755317


9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
NAVDAT-4905443640±4   4905    181077Copper Queen Prospects, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-4906443640±4   4906    181077Copper Queen Prospects, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-4912363435±1   4912    182770Murdock Hollow NE Adit Occurrence, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-4913363435±1   4913    182770Murdock Hollow NE Adit Occurrence, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-4914363435±1   4914    182770Murdock Hollow NE Adit Occurrence, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-4915363435±1   4915    182770Murdock Hollow NE Adit Occurrence, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
PorphCu-00204353135–31      Actinolite, Albite, Alunite, Augite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, PyrophylliteCu183025Park Premier Shaft, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USAPark PremierSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
NAVDAT-490779.770.174.9±4.8  plagioclase4907    183782Sphinx Prospect, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-490845.136.941±4.1   4908    183782Sphinx Prospect, Park City District, Wasatch Mts, Wasatch Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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