Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah, USA

mindat Locality ID: 37448
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37448.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah, USA": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
4 H No. 1 Prospect (Four H No. 1)
Aetna Mine (Edna Mine)
Alunite Ridge
Close In Mine
Clyde Mine
Crystal Fraction Occurrence
Crystal Mine
Deer Trail Mine
Green Eyed Monster Mine
Lucky Boy Mine
Monte Del Rey Mine
Park Mine
Pluto Mine
Shine 1 And 2 Prospect
Unknown Aluminum Prospect (MRDS - 10088093)
Unknown Copper - Silver - Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10088095)
Unknown Copper - Zinc - Gold - Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10096885)
Unknown Gold - Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10088094)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10155181)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10155426)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10227460)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10227501)
Unknown Silver - Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10015248)

Latitude: 38°22'14"N
Longitude: 112°18'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.370555555556,-112.31083333333

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite
Devilline	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Ktenasite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Sulphur
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite
Devilline Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Ktenasite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Sulphur
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Wurtzite Zircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beudantite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Campigliaite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprobismutite ()*
Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Ktenasite ()*
Malachite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orpiment ()*	Orthoserpierite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrophanite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	275216	2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	9	275202,275203,275204,275205,275206,275207,275209,275210,275218	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	275211	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	275211,275216	2734
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	275211,275213	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	275211	413
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	275211	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	275211,275213,275217	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	275211	359
Campigliaite ()*	Devilline	Cu₄Mn²⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O	1	275211	6
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	1	275211	88
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	275211	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	275210,275211,275216	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	275211	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	275208,275211	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	275216	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	275213	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	275211	1756
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	275211	4165
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄	1	275211	43
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	275203,275205	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	275211	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	275211	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	275211	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	275210,275211,275216,275217	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	275211,275216,275221	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	275206	6890
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	1	275211	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	275203,275211,275220	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	275211	804
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1	275211	469
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	275211	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	275211	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	275203	5591
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O	1	275211	75
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	275208,275211,275220	12537
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	275213	255
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	275211	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	275211	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	275211	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	275211	511
Orthoserpierite ()*	None	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	275211	40
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	275211	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	275206,275208,275211,275212,275213,275221	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	275211	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	275211	244
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	275203,275205,275206,275208,275211,275217,275218,275220,275221	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	275211	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	275211	1711
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	1	275211	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	275211	292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	275211	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	275210,275211	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	275208,275210,275211,275213,275217,275220	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	275211	2045
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	275211	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	275208,275210,275211,275221	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	1	275213	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	275211	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	275211	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	275211	2718
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	275211,275216	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	275208	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	275211	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060463	Lucky Boy Mine, Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R060463

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