Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mercur District (Camp Floyd District), Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA

mindat Locality ID: 4186
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4186.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mercur District (Camp Floyd District), Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA": 97
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 95

Number of Child Localities: 86
Child Localities:
Baltimore Tunnel Occurrence
Blue Bird
Bothwell Corporation
Camp Floyd Clay Pits
Carrie Steel Mine
Chloride Point Mine
Clay Mine (MRDS - 10012728)
Consolidated Mercur Company Mine (Brickyard Mine; Mercur; Golden Gate Mines)
Daisy Mine (Normal Mine; West Dip No. 1 Mine)
Delamar Mine
Eagle Hill Mine
Elkhorn
Fairday Shaft Occurrence
Geyser Mine-Marion Mine (Franklin)
Golden Gate Mine
Herschel
Hillside Mine
Ingersoll Mine
La Cigale Mine
Manning Canyon Mine No. 3
Manning Canyon Prospect No. 1
Manning Canyon Prospect No. 2
Marion Mine
McFait Canyon Prospect
Mercur
Mercur Canyon Prospect
Mercur Canyon Quarry
Mercur Consolidated Mine
Mercur Disseminated Gold Mine (Marion Hill Pit)
Mercur Dome Occurrence
Mercur Mine
Mercur Mine No. 1
Mercur Mine No. 2
Mercur Mine No. 3
Mercur Mine No. 4
Mercur Mine No. 7
Mercur Mine No. 8
Mercur Mines
Mercur Prospect No. 5
Mercur Prospect No. 6
Mercur Prospect No. 9
Mercur Quarry
Mineral Hill Mine
Mitchell Canyon Mine
Mormon Chief
Mr. Kendrick
New Mercur
Old Sacramento Mine (Sacramento Mine; Jessie Lakin Claim)
Omaha
Overland Mine
Porphyry Hill Mine No. 1
Porphyry Hill Prospect No. 2
Porphyry Hill Prospect No. 3
Porphyry Knob Prospect No. 1
Porphyry Knob Prospect No. 2
Porphyry Knob Prospect No. 3
Rover Hill Mine No. 2
Rover Hill Mine No. 3
Rover Hill Mine No. 4
Rover Hill Prospect No. 1
Rover Hill Prospect No. 5
Silver Circle
Silver Cloud
Silverado Canyon Prospect
Silveropolis Hill Prospect
Snyder Mine
South Fork Ophir Canyon Prospect
South Mercur Pit
Sparrowhawk Mine
Sunshine Canyon Mine No. 1
Sunshine Canyon Mine No. 2
Sunshine Canyon Mine No. 3
Sunshine Canyon Mine No. 4
Sunshine Canyon Prospect No. 5
Sunshine Mine North
Sunshine Mine South
Surprise Shaft Occurrence
Thorpe Hills
Unknown Mercury - Gold (MRDS - 10012696)
Unknown Mine (MRDS - 10097829)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10012727)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10012732)
Unknown Prospect (MRDS - 10094503)
Violet Ray Mine (Eagle Hill Mine)
West Dip
West Dip Area

Latitude: 40°18'58"N
Longitude: 112°12'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.316111111111,-112.21472222222

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.

Adelite	Alunite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Zircon

Adelite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fangite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gillulyite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Irhtemite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lorándite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Picropharmacolite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raguinite ()*
Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tangeite ()*	Variscite ()*
Zircon ()*

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 Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Tl V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Fe H K O Sb Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Alunite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Melanterite Mica None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Stibnite Sulphur Talc Zircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adelite ()*	Adelite	CaMg(AsO₄)(OH)	1	277372	13
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	277355,277356,277364	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	277405,277406,277408	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	277384	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	17	277347,277349,277355,277356,277359,277362,277363,277373,277377,277378,277379,277383,277389,277410,277411,277417,277418	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	60	277342,277346,277347,277348,277349,277352,277354,277355,277356,277359,277361,277362,277363,277364,277365,277368,277370,277372,277373,277374,277375,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277405,277406,277408,277410,277411,277412,277413,277414,277415,277416,277417,277418,277420,277421,277422,277423,277424,277425,277426,277433	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	277384,277432	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	0		352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	277384	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	13	277342,277346,277347,277354,277355,277359,277364,277383,277393,277397,277406,277408,277411	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	39	277349,277355,277356,277358,277359,277361,277362,277363,277365,277367,277372,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277411,277417,277418,277421,277426	2600
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	11	277342,277348,277349,277354,277365,277368,277391,277417,277418,277422,277426	9895
Fangite ()*	None	Tl₃AsS₄	1	277370	3
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	277372	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	277384	24243
Gillulyite ()*	None	Tl₂As_7.5Sb_0.3S₁₃	1	277410	1
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	277349,277350,277354,277355,277356,277360,277362,277364,277365,277369,277372,277389,277391,277405,277406,277408,277417,277418,277426,277429,277430,277431,277434,277435,277437,277438	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4	277372,277391,277417,277418	6890
Irhtemite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·4H₂O	1	277372	7
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	277411	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	277372	5591
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	2	277372,277410	15
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	6	277347,277354,277384,277405,277406,277408	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	277349	915
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	277425	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	48	277342,277348,277352,277354,277356,277359,277361,277367,277368,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277385,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277401,277402,277405,277406,277408,277411,277412,277413,277414,277415,277416,277418,277421,277422,277423,277424,277425,277426	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	42	277347,277349,277356,277358,277359,277361,277362,277363,277365,277367,277370,277372,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277405,277406,277410,277411,277417,277421,277426	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	277436	2349
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	0		428
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	2	277372,277410	99
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	6	277342,277347,277354,277405,277406,277408	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	38	277349,277359,277361,277362,277363,277365,277367,277370,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277384,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277410,277411,277417,277418,277421,277426	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	55	277346,277347,277348,277349,277350,277352,277355,277360,277361,277362,277363,277364,277365,277367,277368,277369,277372,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277380,277381,277382,277383,277385,277389,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277405,277406,277408,277411,277412,277413,277414,277415,277416,277421,277422,277423,277424,277425,277426,277436	61156
Raguinite ()*	None	TlFeS₂	1	277410	4
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	44	277347,277349,277355,277356,277359,277361,277362,277363,277365,277367,277370,277372,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277397,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277405,277406,277408,277410,277411,277417,277418,277421,277426	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	0		1153
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	2	277347,277372	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	33	277349,277356,277359,277361,277362,277365,277367,277372,277373,277374,277375,277377,277378,277379,277380,277381,277382,277383,277389,277391,277392,277393,277394,277395,277396,277398,277399,277400,277401,277402,277411,277421,277426	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5	277349,277358,277372,277389,277417	2045
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	1	277420	48
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	27	277342,277347,277349,277354,277356,277359,277361,277365,277373,277375,277377,277378,277379,277383,277389,277391,277398,277399,277400,277402,277405,277408,277411,277417,277418,277421,277426	3337
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	277420	60
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	3	277356,277372,277411	301
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	277372	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060105	Mercur, Mercur District (Camp Floyd District), Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R060105
R070433	Mercur Disseminated Gold Mine (Marion Hill Pit), Mercur District (Camp Floyd District), Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R070433

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