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Locality Name:
Ophir, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA


mindat Locality ID: 252199
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252199.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ophir, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine (Montana Mine; Ophir Coalition Mine)
Sharp Mountain
Wandering Jew Mine

Latitude: 40°23'13"N
Longitude: 112°16'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.386944444444,-112.26777777778
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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCyanotrichiteDevilline
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpangolite
SphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTungstiteWurtziteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Ophirite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungstite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12774982793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1277500254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12774988803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312774981534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12774981588
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O1277500194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12775009052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61277498919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22277498,2775005509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12774981966
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS312774981089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612774981633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)127749827770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O127749888
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1277498925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O127749891
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12774985707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2127749827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl12774981382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12774983531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12774981025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612774984135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212774989895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12774988173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212774989617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS127749824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu127749830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312774981544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12774986890
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)612774981066
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21277498987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22277498,27750012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1277498915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl12774981107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2127749817380
Ophirite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Mg4[Zn2Mn3+2(H2O)2(Fe3+W9O34)2]·46H2O12774981
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O127749840
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212774982273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61277498477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2127749839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212774983106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812774989056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2127749861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12774981711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21277498454
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1277498598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12774984894
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1277498142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12775001153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1277498292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12774986417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)12774982473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O1277498105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS127749821482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12775002045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1312774981803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312774985317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12774984899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212774982562
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1277498118
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1277498372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12774985251


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