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


mindat Locality ID: 38951
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38951.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ophir Hill Area, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Admiral Dewey Prospect
Chicago Mine
Cliff Mine (Buckhorn Mine)
Hidden Treasure Mine (Sacramento; Chicago)
Jim Fisk Mine NW
Ophir Coalition Mine (Montana Mine)
Sacramento Mine

Latitude: 40°23'16"N
Longitude: 112°16'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.387777777778,-112.27083333333

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 Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu S Sb Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCovelliteDevillineDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpangolite
SphaleriteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTyroliteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bismuth  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Niedermayrite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3277508,277509,2775102793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22277505,2775073419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12775098803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)34277505,277506,277507,2775091534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12775072734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12775091588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12775073250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)64277505,277506,277507,277510919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24277505,277506,277507,2775105509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)127750711547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61277507132
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12775091966
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612775071633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4277506,277507,277508,27750927770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61277507359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)6277504,277505,277506,277507,277508,2775104979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2277507,277509925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12775095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26277505,277506,277507,277508,277509,27751027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3277507,277508,2775101382
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12775091025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1277507363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1277507295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12775074165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3277505,277507,2775102970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64277505,277506,277507,2775094135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22277508,2775099895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4277505,277506,277507,2775098173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23277506,277507,2775099617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7277504,277505,277506,277507,277508,277509,27751024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12775077437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4277505,277506,277507,27750830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1277507717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312775091544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2277504,2775076890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61277507741
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12775071689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63277505,277507,2775101066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63277504,277506,2775072228
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O127750775
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21277507265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21277507987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24277505,277506,277507,27751012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1277509915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl12775071107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24277505,277507,277508,27750917380
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O127750758
Niedermayrite  (*)NoneCu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O12775078
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O127750740
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212775092273
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21277507158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63277506,277507,277510477
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS312775081425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26277505,277506,277507,277508,277509,27751039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22277506,2775093106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12775071725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812775099056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22277507,27750961156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21277507454
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1277509598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2277507,2775094894
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1277507142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1277507292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12775096417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2277507,2775085186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)4277505,277506,277507,2775102473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O1277507105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5277505,277506,277507,277509,27751021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22277506,2775083337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1312775091803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12775094899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212775071476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)24277505,277506,277507,2775092562
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1277507245
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33277505,277507,2775101247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412775071655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1277509372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12775095251



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