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Locality Name:
Summit Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 21745
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21745.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Summit Co., Utah, USA": 133
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 116

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Beaver Creek
Big K Occurrence
Bonanza Flat
Coalville
Franson Canyon
Hayden Fork
Henefer Area
Henrys Fork
Hidden Lake Phosphate Deposits
Kamas Area
Shale Pit In Sec. 1
Shale Pit In Sec. 6
Slader Basin Quad Phosphate
Uinta Mts
Utah Department Of Highways Gravel Pit 22072
Wanship Area
Wasatch Mts
Woodland

Latitude: 40°45'55"N
Longitude: 111°10'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.765277777778,-111.17083333333

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargite
EpidoteEpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGeocroniteGypsumLinariteMalachite
MeloniteMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWurtzite
Zinkenite

69 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chayesite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)
Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Massicot  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zincite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S363012768552793
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12769201627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)363015276834,276837,276848,276851,276852,276855,276871,276876,276881,276890,276892,276897,276899,276903,2769142734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS363012768569052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)230309276852,276855,276856,276865,276878,276881,276895,276897,2769145509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3630127683311547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)230301276856172
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O736306276834,276851,276897,276899,276903,276914450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS430303276852,276881,2769005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1136301276886843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330304276855,276856,276897,2769141089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)630302276897,2769141633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe236301276886361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)363015276833,276834,276837,276845,276848,276851,276856,276865,276866,276871,276872,276881,276899,276903,27690427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)363013276834,276848,276850,276852,276855,276865,276871,276876,276878,276881,276892,276897,2769144979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O30301276833925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S30303276852,276873,2768815707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2303015276848,276852,276855,276856,276862,276866,276872,276873,276881,276890,276892,276897,276900,276908,27691427198
Chayesite  (*)MilariteKMg4Fe3+[Si12O30]12769205
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl36304276852,276853,276881,2768921382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O30307276852,276856,276871,276881,276892,276897,2769143531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS303012768864165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O30302276856,2768712970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612769204135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2363012768869895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS430301276873910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363012768338173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF236302276897,2769149617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS363036276794,276832,276834,276835,276836,276837,276843,276845,276848,276850,276851,276852,276853,276855,276856,276865,276866,276867,276868,276871,276872,276873,276876,276877,276878,276881,276890,276892,276895,276897,276899,276903,276904,276910,276913,27691424243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2336302276897,276914133
Gold  (*)CopperAu363012276848,276855,276856,276866,276871,276872,276873,276878,276890,276897,276900,27691430554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O36301276833188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312767971544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O36302276900,2769086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O336304276865,276873,276891,27690014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O363012768901689
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1436304276843,276845,276855,276856784
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)230303276833,276897,276914987
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O43630127688298
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43630127683314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2303019276834,276837,276848,276851,276852,276855,276856,276865,276868,276876,276881,276890,276892,276895,276897,276899,276900,276903,27691412537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1276798770
Massicot  (*)NonePbO36301276833202
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S336302276897,27691487
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl363012768331107
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O36302276852,2768811508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236304276856,276895,276897,27691417380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)30302276897,276914492
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212769202273
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3363012768861425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2363027276794,276832,276833,276834,276837,276843,276845,276848,276851,276852,276855,276856,276862,276865,276866,276871,276873,276878,276881,276890,276897,276899,276900,276903,276904,276908,27691439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO236309276793,276798,276852,276857,276876,276881,276891,276897,2769143106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl363012768921725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2363026276802,276834,276837,276845,276848,276851,276855,276856,276865,276866,276871,276872,276879,276881,276890,276895,276897,276899,276903,276904,276908,276914,276916,276918,276919,27692261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)36302276852,2768811711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)36302276852,276881969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21276920148
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1276920598
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)36302276833,2768816417
Silver  (*)CopperAg363012768925186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS363024276833,276834,276837,276843,276845,276848,276851,276852,276855,276856,276866,276867,276871,276872,276873,276876,276877,276881,276890,276897,276899,276903,276904,27691421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4363012768331934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S336302276897,2769143418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2276798,2768142045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13303027276834,276835,276836,276837,276842,276851,276852,276855,276856,276865,276866,276871,276872,276873,276876,276877,276878,276881,276890,276895,276897,276899,276903,276904,276910,276913,2769145317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O36301276833183
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4363012768951655
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO3630127687698
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S4236301276855228



2 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
sedcu-006743030Cenozoic       Cu4155Park City District (Uinta District), Wasatch Mts, Summit Co., Utah, USAUintaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedznpb-004813631.536–31.5        4155Park City District (Uinta District), Wasatch Mts, Summit Co., Utah, USAPark CitySinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050474Daly-Judge Mine, Park City District (Uinta District), Wasatch Mts, Summit Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050474
R070367Moon Canyon, Woodland, Summit Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070367


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