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Locality Name:
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: 38605
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38605.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Alvarado Mine
Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine)
Gold Hill Standard Mine
U.S. Mine (Gold Hill Mine; Last Dollar Claims)

Latitude: 40°9'44"N
Longitude: 113°49'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.162222222222,-113.8225

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
ArthuriteAtacamiteAtelestiteBaryteBismutiteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteCaledonite
CarminiteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteConnelliteCopiapite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparGarnetGilmarite
GypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMixiteNatrochalcite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhilipsburgitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurSymplesiteTetrahedriteTyrolite
VesuvianiteVivianiteWollastonite

131 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Arsentsumebite  (*)Arthurite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Atelestite  (*)Austinite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Barahonaite-(Al)  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Ceruleite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dietrichite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Gilmarite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hetaerolite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Juanitaite  (*)
Kaatialaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kettnerite  (*)Köttigite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Monimolite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Natropharmacosiderite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsburgite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Spadaite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Symplesite  (*)Talmessite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Thometzekite  (*)Tooeleite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)215836.112771053419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)15836.18277105,277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113254
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS315836.12277105,277115315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)15836.12277104,2771158803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO215836.12277105,2771082162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)315836.12277104,2771151534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)15836.12277105,2771142734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)15836.13277105,277110,2771113250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O15836.15277105,277107,277109,277110,277111194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15836.14277105,277109,277114,2771159052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)15836.12277105,27710637
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O15836.1127710535
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)315836.12277105,277113544
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)15836.12277105,27710847
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)15836.16277105,277107,277109,277110,277111,27711271
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215836.15277105,277107,277109,277113,2771155509
Barahonaite-(Al)  (*)None(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe3+,Al)12Al2(AsO4)8(OH,Cl)x·nH2O15836.12277105,2771105
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O15836.13277105,277107,277111150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15836.15277105,277107,277109,277111,27711311547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)215836.14277105,277106,277107,277113172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)615836.13277105,277109,277110413
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O15836.12277105,277109178
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O315836.11277105214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S315836.12277105,2771081935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)15836.12277105,277108716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415836.13277104,277107,2771125516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)615836.13277105,277107,2771131633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO215836.11277105700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15836.17277104,277105,277107,277110,277111,277113,27711427770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)615836.12277105,277112359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)215836.16277105,277106,277109,277110,277111,277112178
Ceruleite  (*)NoneCuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)415836.1127710519
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)15836.16277105,277109,277110,277111,277112,2771154979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O15836.11277104925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15836.12277104,2771055707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O15836.14277105,277107,277110,277111197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O15836.11277113194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215836.14277104,277105,277107,27711527198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)215836.1127710590
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl15836.13277105,277106,2771131382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15836.18277104,277105,277107,277108,277110,277111,277112,2771133531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)315836.15277105,277107,277110,277112,277113127
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15836.112771121025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS15836.11277115966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)15836.19277105,277106,277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O15836.14277105,277107,277113,277114295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O15836.11277105382
Copper  (*)CopperCu15836.12277105,2771133846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)415836.12277105,277113109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)415836.14277105,277107,277112,277113175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15836.12277105,2771094165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O15836.12277105,2771132970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O15836.11277105366
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O15836.1127710515
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O615836.12277104,2771154135
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)15836.11277105220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15836.112771158173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.11277115814
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O15836.1127710521
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F15836.112771132740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15836.15277104,277105,277112,277114,27711524243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O15836.1127710541
Gilmarite  (*)GilmariteCu2+3(AsO4)(OH)315836.112771058
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)15836.12277105,2771157437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15836.14277104,277105,277108,27711230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC15836.112771042812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)315836.112771041544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O15836.12277105,2771156890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315836.12277105,27711414640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O15836.13277105,277110,2771131689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O415836.13277105,277107,27711073
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)615836.12277105,27711057
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1415836.12277105,277115784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.16277104,277105,277110,277112,277114,2771152228
Juanitaite  (*)Not in a structural group(Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11·2H2O15836.12277105,2771074
Kaatialaite  (*)NoneFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3·5H2O15836.1127711512
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)415836.112771145591
Kettnerite  (*)BismutiteCaBiO(CO3)F15836.12277105,27710846
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.1127710560
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O15836.14277105,277109,277112,277113149
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)215836.11277105265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)215836.12277105,277112987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs215836.11277105762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415836.1127710414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215836.15277104,277105,277109,277113,27711512537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O15836.11277105915
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.12277105,277113182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl15836.16277105,277106,277107,277111,277113,2771151107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15836.18277105,277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113168
Monimolite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O715836.112771055
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.11277105254
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O15836.12277110,27711313
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O15836.11277105471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)15836.18277105,277106,277107,277109,277110,277112,277113,277114492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O15836.13277104,277105,2771152994
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O715836.1127710533
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O15836.13277105,277107,277113105
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O15836.1127711417
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O15836.11277114428
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O15836.13277105,277108,27711231
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O15836.1127711599
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.12277105,277114477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215836.13277104,277105,27711539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815836.12277105,2771159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215836.111277104,277105,277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113,277114,27711561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO215836.13277105,277106,2771155614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O15836.18277105,277106,277107,277109,277110,277111,277114,2771151153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)15836.14277104,277105,277113,2771156417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O15836.1127710484
Silver  (*)CopperAg15836.12277113,2771155186
Spadaite  (*)NoneMgSiO2(OH)2·H2O (?)15836.112771047
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15836.13277105,277114,27711521482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)15836.11277115446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S315836.12277105,2771153418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O15836.12277105,27711390
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS15836.112771152045
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.1127710592
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.12277105,27711146
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1315836.112771051803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO15836.112771041101
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.1127711010
Tooeleite  (*)NoneFe3+6(AsO3)4(SO4)(OH)4·4H2O15836.1127711510
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.1127710629
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O15836.15277105,277107,277108,277111,277112245
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O315836.11277115369
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1015836.13277104,277105,2771091395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO315836.12277104,2771051247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO415836.14277105,277111,277114,2771151655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O15836.13277105,277108,27711284
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)15836.1127710760
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15836.112771041025



4 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
Kristen00011738.736.137.4±1.3K-Arintrustion agebiotite70-2 Yes  25835Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAGold Hill DistrictStacey and Zartmann (1978) UG5_1 
Kristen00011841.138.339.7±1.4K-Arintrustion agebiotite6 Yes  25835Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAGold Hill DistrictStacey and Zartmann (1978) UG5_1 
Kristen000119156146151±5K-Arintrustion agebiotite15A Yes  25835Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAGold Hill DistrictStacey and Zartmann (1978) UG5_1 
Kristen000120158148153±5K-Arintrustion agebiotite18 Yes  25835Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAGold Hill DistrictStacey and Zartmann (1978) UG5_1 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060703Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060703
R060236Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060236
R060369Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060369
R060394Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060394
R060271Glory Hole, Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060271


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