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Locality Name:
Bingham Canyon Mine (Bingham Canyon Deposit; Kennecott Mine; Bingham Copper Mine; Utah Copper Mine), Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 40.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32.6

mindat Locality ID: 4181
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4181.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bingham Canyon Mine (Bingham Canyon Deposit; Kennecott Mine; Bingham Copper Mine; Utah Copper Mine), Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°31'19"N
Longitude: 112°8'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.521944444444,-112.14833333333

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite
Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Gyrolite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Tobermorite	Turquoise	Vivianite	Wavellite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite
Enargite Epidote Epsomite Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Gyrolite Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Tobermorite Turquoise Vivianite Wavellite Wollastonite Wurtzite

88 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Faustite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fluorwavellite ()*	Foshagite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Gyrolite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mallardite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Nukundamite ()*	Okenite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Palladium ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Talnakhite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	39	39	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	39	39	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	39	39	470
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	39	39	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	39	39	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	39	39	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	39	39	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	39	39	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	39	39	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	39	39	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	39	39	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	39	39	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	39	39	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	39	39	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	39	39	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	39	39	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	39	39	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	39	39	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	39	39	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	39	39	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	39	39	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	39	39	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	39	39	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	39	39	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	39	39	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	39	39	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	39	39	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	39	484
Faustite ()*	Turquoise	ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	39	39	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	39	39	9617
Fluorwavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂F·5H₂O	39	39	26
Foshagite ()*	None	Ca₄(SiO₃)₃(OH)₂	39	39	19
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	39	39	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	39	39	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	39	39	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	39	39	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	39	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	39	39	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	39	39	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	39	39	142
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	39	39	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	39	39	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	39	39	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	39	39	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	39	39	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	39	39	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	39	39	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	39	39	12537
Mallardite ()*	Melanterite	Mn(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	39	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	39	39	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	39	39	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	39	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	39	39	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	39	39	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	39	39	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	39	39	471
Nukundamite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6S₄	39	39	16
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	39	39	71
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	39	39	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	39	39	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	39	39	2349
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	39	39	59
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	39	39	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	39	39	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39	39	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	39	39	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	39	39	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	39	39	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	39	39	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	39	39	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	39	39	969
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	39	39	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	39	39	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	39	39	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	39	39	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	39	39	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	39	39	3337
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	39	39	35
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	39	39	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	39	39	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	39	39	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	39	39	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	39	39	452
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	39	39	114
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	39	39	484
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	39	39	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	39	39	374
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	39	39	1247

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00124	40.2	32.6		K-Ar, U-Th-He	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	11572	Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	Bingham	Warnaars et al. (1978); Arehart et al. (2003); Singer et al. (2005)
PorphCu-00040	37.27	36.73	37.0±0.27	Re-Os	Yes	Actinolite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Digenite, Diopside, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Siderite, Wollastonite	Cu	11572	Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	Bingham	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00002	39	39	39				Au	4181	Bingham Canyon Mine (Bingham Canyon Deposit; Kennecott Mine; Bingham Copper Mine; Utah Copper Mine), Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	Bingham	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
sedznpb-00471	39	33	39–33		Yes			38450	Lark Mine, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	Lark	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060891	Bingham Canyon Mine (Bingham Canyon Deposit; Kennecott Mine; Bingham Copper Mine; Utah Copper Mine), Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R060891

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