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Locality Name:
Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), 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: 4183
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4183.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
110(-foot) Level
150(-foot) Level
30(-foot) Level
300(-foot) Level
80 Foot Level
Glory Hole
Middle Pit
South Pit

Latitude: 40°9'41"N
Longitude: 113°48'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.161388888889,-113.80666666667
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 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: Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
ArthuriteAtacamiteAtelestiteBaryteBismutiteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteCaledonite
CarminiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFairfielditeGilmariteGypsumHalotrichiteLöllingiteLinarite
MalachiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMixiteNatrochalciteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhilipsburgite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SymplesiteTetrahedriteTyroliteVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastonite

108 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Anatase  (*)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  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dietrichite  (*)
Duftite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Gilmarite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Juanitaite  (*)Kettnerite  (*)Köttigite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Monimolite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natropharmacosiderite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Parnauite  (*)
Philipsburgite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Symplesite  (*)Talmessite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Thometzekite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
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)215836.103419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)15836.17277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113254
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS315836.10315
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO215836.112771082162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)15836.102734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)15836.12277110,2771113250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O15836.14277107,277109,277110,277111194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15836.112771099052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)15836.1127710637
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O15836.1035
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)315836.11277113544
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)15836.1127710847
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)15836.15277107,277109,277110,277111,27711271
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)215836.13277107,277109,2771135509
Barahonaite-(Al)  (*)None(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe3+,Al)12Al2(AsO4)8(OH,Cl)x·nH2O15836.112771105
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O15836.12277107,277111150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15836.14277107,277109,277111,27711311547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)215836.13277106,277107,277113172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)615836.12277109,277110413
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O15836.11277109178
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O315836.10214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S315836.112771081935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)15836.11277108716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415836.12277107,2771125516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)615836.12277107,2771131633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO215836.10700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15836.14277107,277110,277111,27711327770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)615836.11277112359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)215836.15277106,277109,277110,277111,277112178
Ceruleite  (*)NoneCuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)415836.1019
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)15836.14277109,277110,277111,2771124979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S15836.105707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O15836.13277107,277110,277111197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O15836.11277113194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215836.1127710727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)215836.1090
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl15836.12277106,2771131382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O15836.16277107,277108,277110,277111,277112,2771133531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)315836.14277107,277110,277112,277113127
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)15836.112771121025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)15836.18277106,277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O15836.12277107,277113295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O15836.10382
Copper  (*)CopperCu15836.112771133846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)415836.11277113109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)415836.13277107,277112,277113175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15836.112771094165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O15836.112771132970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O15836.10366
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O15836.1015
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)15836.10220
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O15836.1021
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F15836.112771132740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15836.1127711224243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O15836.1041
Gilmarite  (*)GilmariteCu2+3(AsO4)(OH)315836.108
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)15836.107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15836.12277108,27711230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O15836.106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315836.1014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O15836.12277110,2771131689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O415836.12277107,27711073
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)615836.1127711057
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1415836.10784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.12277110,2771122228
Juanitaite  (*)Not in a structural group(Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11·2H2O15836.112771074
Kettnerite  (*)BismutiteCaBiO(CO3)F15836.1127710846
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.1060
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O15836.13277109,277112,277113149
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)215836.10265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)215836.11277112987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs215836.10762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215836.12277109,27711312537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O15836.10915
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.11277113182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl15836.14277106,277107,277111,2771131107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15836.17277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,277113168
Monimolite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O715836.105
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.10254
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O15836.12277110,27711313
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O15836.10471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)15836.16277106,277107,277109,277110,277112,277113492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O15836.102994
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O715836.1033
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O15836.12277107,277113105
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O15836.12277108,27711231
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615836.10477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215836.1039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815836.109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215836.17277107,277108,277109,277110,277111,277112,27711361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO215836.112771065614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O15836.15277106,277107,277109,277110,2771111153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)15836.112771136417
Silver  (*)CopperAg15836.112771135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15836.1021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S315836.103418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O15836.1127711390
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O15836.1092
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.1127711146
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1315836.101803
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.1127711010
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O15836.1127710629
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O15836.14277107,277108,277111,277112245
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1015836.112771091395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO315836.101247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO415836.112771111655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O15836.12277108,27711284
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)15836.1127710760


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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