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Locality Name:
Hidden Treasure Mine (Sacramento; Chicago), Ophir Hill Area, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA


mindat Locality ID: 4184
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4184.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hidden Treasure Mine (Sacramento; Chicago), Ophir Hill Area, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°23'17"N
Longitude: 112°16'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.388055555556,-112.27111111111
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 C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFluorite
GarnetGypsumKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpangoliteSphaleriteTopazTyroliteWollastoniteWurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Niedermayrite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
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)203419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)60132
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O0295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O075
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O058
Niedermayrite  (*)NoneCu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O08
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O040
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO20158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O0142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O0292
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O0105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O0245
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


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