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Locality Name:
Wasatch Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 47269
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47269.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wasatch Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA": 214
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 199

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Big Cottonwood District
Cottonwood Heights Area
Hot Springs District (Adams District)
Little Cottonwood District (Alta District)
Little Cottonwood Stock
Little Willow Area
Mill Creek Canyon Area
Neff Canyon
Parleys Canyon Area

Latitude: 40°39'31"N
Longitude: 111°44'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.658611111111,-111.74194444444
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteBournonite
BruciteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetLinariteLudwigiteMalachiteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedrite
TitaniteTyroliteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

94 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clintonite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dufrénoysite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Enargite  (*)Ephesite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Linarite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Suanite  (*)Sussexite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungstenite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S25275528,275532,275533,275549,275554,275561,275562,275573,275578,275590,275593,275600,275607,275611,275617,275620,275621,275629,275658,275659,275661,275678,275682,275696,2756992793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)28275526,275552,275574,275600,275610,275616,275637,2756623419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS32275689,275691315
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312755261534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12275526,275549,275553,275562,275573,275576,275621,275629,275678,275691,275692,2756962734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12755371036
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41275574246
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63275554,275556,275587919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)27275534,275554,275556,275576,275608,275615,2756785509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3275526,275658,27567911547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)62275661,275670132
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O32275689,275691214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12756891966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32275689,2756911935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411275552,275559,275562,275573,275578,275600,275616,275665,275674,275689,2757065516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS312756581089
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)23275552,275600,275616462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28275528,275532,275533,275539,275541,275549,275553,275556,275561,275590,275607,275610,275611,275617,275620,275621,275626,275629,275649,275650,275656,275659,275661,275696,275733,275736,275737,27573827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61275699359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)27275529,275530,275534,275546,275554,275556,275560,275576,275588,275608,275613,275626,275641,275647,275658,275661,275669,275676,275678,275679,275680,275689,275691,275692,275696,275706,2757144979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O42275678,275692352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2275600,2756335707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS246275532,275537,275540,275546,275552,275559,275562,275573,275574,275578,275582,275585,275589,275590,275591,275593,275595,275600,275602,275603,275605,275613,275616,275620,275621,275629,275638,275639,275641,275658,275659,275661,275665,275674,275681,275682,275685,275689,275696,275698,275699,275706,275707,275710,275715,27572027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl12756171382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O4275585,275621,275678,2756923531
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)24275552,275570,275600,27562886
Copper  (*)CopperCu3275576,275608,2756983846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3275556,275562,2756914165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2275554,2755632970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O66275541,275542,275600,275621,275661,2756624135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)230275528,275533,275542,275549,275553,275556,275561,275565,275572,275574,275590,275603,275605,275607,275609,275611,275615,275616,275620,275626,275629,275635,275648,275652,275654,275665,275676,275680,275706,2757129895
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S53275526,275682,27569934
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)1275541180
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS48275556,275559,275670,275674,275682,275689,275699,275706910
Ephesite  (*)MicaNaLiAl2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)22275552,27560021
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)8275541,275552,275574,275600,275610,275616,275628,2757008173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O3275529,275657,275687345
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)6275552,275600,275616,275633,275662,2756871188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS87275528,275529,275530,275532,275533,275534,275537,275538,275539,275540,275541,275542,275543,275544,275546,275547,275549,275552,275554,275555,275556,275557,275558,275559,275561,275562,275565,275572,275573,275576,275578,275581,275582,275585,275588,275589,275590,275591,275593,275595,275600,275607,275608,275611,275612,275613,275614,275615,275616,275617,275619,275620,275621,275626,275629,275630,275636,275640,275641,275647,275654,275658,275659,275661,275668,275669,275673,275674,275676,275677,275678,275679,275681,275685,275689,275691,275692,275694,275696,275701,275702,275706,275707,275712,275713,275731,27573324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4275546,275554,275576,2756137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu28275532,275533,275537,275541,275547,275549,275553,275562,275573,275578,275590,275593,275600,275602,275607,275616,275620,275621,275629,275632,275658,275659,275661,275691,275696,275706,275713,27572730554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35275562,275573,275585,275653,27566114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O7275546,275556,275613,275661,275678,275679,2756961689
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1275637469
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2275552,275600341
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141275696784
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6127566680
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22275556,275684987
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)8275552,275578,275600,275601,275689,275696,275705,275706134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416275552,275574,275578,275589,275591,275600,275603,275605,275610,275616,275641,275661,275689,275696,275706,27571714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)236275529,275532,275534,275541,275549,275552,275553,275554,275556,275562,275569,275573,275574,275576,275585,275593,275600,275603,275605,275607,275608,275609,275610,275615,275616,275621,275629,275635,275641,275659,275661,275665,275678,275685,275692,27569612537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO2275560,275678202
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O36301275657425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12757174924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS28275529,275563,275664,275686,275709,275710,275715,2757175800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26275556,275582,275600,275610,275681,27571717380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)36304275526,275570,275657,2757172349
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO4275552,275600,275657,275687114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)24275542,275552,275600,2756162273
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21275560158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67275556,275661,275669,275679,275689,275696,275706477
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2275637,275705494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2363012756571898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS241275530,275537,275540,275541,275552,275556,275559,275574,275578,275582,275585,275589,275591,275600,275603,275605,275610,275615,275616,275626,275630,275638,275641,275658,275661,275664,275669,275673,275674,275678,275679,275680,275689,275692,275701,275702,275706,275707,275710,275713,27571739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO26275554,275556,275641,275678,275692,2756963106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4275544,275556,275582,2756211725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21275646771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO243275528,275530,275532,275533,275540,275541,275544,275549,275553,275556,275559,275561,275562,275569,275570,275573,275582,275584,275585,275590,275602,275607,275611,275615,275617,275620,275621,275626,275629,275637,275638,275646,275654,275659,275661,275678,275696,275702,275707,275713,275717,275720,27573961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2275556,2756961711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21275556454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11275552,275573,275578,275591,275600,275616,275637,275689,275705,275706,2757174894
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O36302275541,275657241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4275559,275595,275674,2756786417
Silver  (*)CopperAg9275537,275538,275539,275541,275542,275547,275597,275612,2756215186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)17275528,275529,275533,275534,275539,275549,275553,275554,275556,275608,275618,275626,275629,275658,275678,275689,2756962473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS39275528,275530,275533,275534,275537,275541,275542,275546,275550,275556,275562,275565,275572,275573,275582,275585,275589,275590,275591,275608,275613,275620,275626,275629,275630,275634,275640,275641,275658,275673,275677,275678,275689,275692,275696,275706,275707,275712,27571321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412756281934
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS42275678,275692586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312756673418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2275678,275692156
Suanite  (*)NoneMg2B2O5127568316
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)2275552,27560025
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)127560087
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)25275552,275574,275600,275616,2756873337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320275541,275546,275556,275559,275590,275598,275613,275620,275673,275674,275677,275678,275689,275691,275701,275702,275706,275707,275712,2757135317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12757174899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)28275552,275574,275600,275610,275616,275661,275662,2756872562
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS22275678,27569228
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1275670245
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103275542,275574,2756621395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO34275541,275593,275661,2756891247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO414275549,275553,275560,275641,275661,275670,275671,275678,275679,275682,275692,275696,275699,2757161655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12757175251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363012756571025


1 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
NAVDAT-128448363033±3   128448    183976Tanners Flat Mine, Little Cottonwood District (Alta District), Wasatch Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070616Emma Mine (Emma Tunnel; Alta United Mines Company), Little Cottonwood District (Alta District), Wasatch Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070616

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