Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Centennial-Enterprise Mine (14; X1; M057528), 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: 38883
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38883.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Centennial-Enterprise Mine (14; X1; M057528), Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Malachite	Mica	None	Pyroxene	Quartz	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel

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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si W

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Malachite Mica None Pyroxene Quartz Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Hematite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Vermiculite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	158	36.1	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	158	36.1	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	158	36.1	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	158	36.1	4135
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	158	36.1	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	158	36.1	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	158	36.1	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	158	36.1	17380
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	158	36.1	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	158	36.1	4894
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	158	36.1	1101
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	158	36.1	652

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Kristen000117	38.7	36.1	37.4±1.3	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	70-2	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000118	41.1	38.3	39.7±1.4	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	6	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000119	156	146	151±5	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	15A	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1
Kristen000120	158	148	153±5	K-Ar	intrustion age	biotite	18	Yes	25835	Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA	Gold Hill District	Stacey and Zartmann (1978)	UG5_1

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