Mineral Evolution Database

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 48169
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48169.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA": 182
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 179

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bingham District (West Mountain District)
Lower Placer District
Smelter District
Soldier Canyon Stock

Latitude: 40°31'18"N
Longitude: 112°8'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.521666666667,-112.1475

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	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Bismutite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Gyrolite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	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 Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

103 IMA Minerals at location:

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

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	40.2	32.6	3	275354,275464,275465	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	39	36.73	8	275332,275338,275354,275360,275370,275377,275378,275435	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	40.2	32.6	3	275354,275417,275505	470
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	39	39	1	275354	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	40.2	32.6	10	275354,275373,275378,275405,275408,275435,275455,275472,275493,275509	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	2	275354,275453	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	39	36.73	2	275354,275401	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	39	33	15	275354,275371,275387,275395,275408,275417,275423,275424,275436,275455,275456,275488,275490,275505,275508	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	40.2	32.6	11	275337,275344,275347,275354,275372,275401,275431,275465,275485,275499,275508	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	40.2	32.6	1	275332	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	39	39	1	275354	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	1	275332	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	39	36.73	14	275332,275354,275373,275377,275378,275391,275408,275417,275421,275435,275455,275501,275505,275509	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	37.27	36.73	1	275332	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	39	39	1	275354	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	39	39	3	275354,275417,275505	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	33	275332,275344,275346,275347,275354,275360,275361,275370,275371,275373,275374,275378,275389,275398,275400,275414,275417,275431,275435,275450,275465,275470,275472,275473,275477,275478,275482,275485,275493,275503,275505,275506,275509	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	20	275354,275364,275365,275366,275369,275371,275375,275395,275420,275423,275424,275426,275436,275439,275441,275456,275462,275467,275490,275509	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	39	36.73	6	275354,275365,275408,275417,275455,275505	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	39	36.73	27	275335,275354,275364,275369,275387,275389,275390,275398,275403,275405,275408,275417,275419,275422,275426,275435,275437,275441,275453,275455,275456,275463,275488,275489,275504,275505,275509	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	39	33	53	275337,275338,275344,275354,275360,275364,275366,275369,275371,275373,275374,275377,275378,275386,275387,275389,275390,275391,275395,275398,275400,275403,275405,275407,275408,275414,275417,275419,275421,275422,275423,275424,275426,275429,275431,275435,275441,275450,275453,275455,275456,275465,275472,275473,275475,275477,275490,275493,275501,275504,275505,275508,275509	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	40.2	32.6	2	275398,275504	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	39	39	1	275354	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	40.2	32.6	1	275492	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	39	36.73	8	275354,275387,275389,275393,275405,275417,275505,275508	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	39	36.73	9	275354,275373,275417,275435,275452,275465,275503,275505,275509	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	37.27	36.73	2	275398,275504	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	39	36.73	7	275354,275389,275408,275417,275435,275455,275505	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	39	39	2	275332,275354	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	39	36.73	7	275338,275354,275360,275370,275377,275378,275435	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	40.2	32.6	8	275347,275354,275361,275371,275374,275470,275482,275506	9895
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	40.2	32.6	2	275398,275504	34
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	39	33	10	275332,275354,275387,275389,275408,275417,275424,275455,275490,275505	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	39	36.73	3	275338,275354,275377	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	39	39	1	275354	484
Faustite ()*	Turquoise	ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	39	39	1	275354	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	39	39	1	275354	9617
Fluorwavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂F·5H₂O	39	39	1	275354	26
Foshagite ()*	None	Ca₄(SiO₃)₃(OH)₂	39	39	1	275354	19
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	39	36.73	2	275354,275475	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	40.2	32.6	78	275337,275338,275344,275349,275354,275360,275361,275362,275364,275366,275368,275369,275370,275371,275372,275373,275374,275375,275377,275378,275386,275390,275395,275396,275398,275400,275401,275403,275405,275407,275408,275414,275417,275420,275423,275424,275426,275427,275429,275431,275435,275436,275439,275441,275443,275444,275450,275455,275456,275459,275462,275463,275464,275465,275466,275467,275470,275471,275472,275473,275475,275477,275478,275482,275483,275485,275488,275489,275490,275493,275499,275500,275503,275504,275505,275506,275508,275509	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	39	39	1	275354	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	39	33	43	275344,275347,275350,275353,275354,275362,275364,275365,275366,275369,275371,275375,275376,275377,275380,275382,275385,275387,275395,275398,275408,275409,275416,275417,275423,275424,275425,275426,275435,275439,275441,275455,275456,275461,275465,275467,275481,275490,275502,275503,275504,275509,275511	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	40.2	32.6	5	275354,275398,275408,275455,275504	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	39	39	1	275354	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	39	36.73	5	275346,275354,275365,275398,275504	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	39	39	1	275354	142
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	40.2	32.6	7	275354,275365,275377,275400,275417,275450,275505	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	39	39	1	275354	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	39	39	1	275354	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	39	39	1	275354	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	39	39	1	275354	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	39	36.73	4	275347,275354,275470,275506	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	37.27	36.73	1	275332	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	39	36.73	6	275332,275354,275360,275377,275435,275513	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	39	33	19	275354,275371,275373,275378,275387,275389,275405,275408,275417,275424,275435,275436,275455,275456,275488,275490,275505,275508,275512	12537
Mallardite ()*	Melanterite	Mn(SO₄)·7H₂O	40.2	32.6	2	275354,275431	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	39	36.73	5	275347,275354,275417,275436,275505	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	39	39	2	275332,275354	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	40.2	32.6	4	275354,275408,275431,275455	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	40.2	32.6	2	275332,275492	397
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	40.2	32.6	3	275337,275354,275377	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	39	33	3	275354,275424,275490	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	40.2	32.6	29	275344,275347,275354,275360,275361,275370,275371,275373,275374,275378,275398,275400,275417,275431,275435,275450,275465,275470,275472,275473,275477,275478,275482,275485,275493,275505,275506,275508,275509	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	39	39	1	275354	471
Nukundamite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6S₄	39	39	2	275332,275354	16
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	39	39	1	275354	71
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	40.2	32.6	4	275354,275377,275408,275455	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	40.2	32.6	5	275344,275346,275347,275354,275370	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	40.2	32.6	3	275337,275354,275499	2349
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	39	39	1	275354	59
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	39	39	1	275354	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	39	39	1	275354	485
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	40.2	32.6	4	275398,275465,275488,275504	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39	33	63	275332,275335,275336,275337,275338,275344,275347,275349,275354,275361,275364,275365,275366,275369,275371,275372,275374,275375,275377,275386,275387,275389,275390,275391,275395,275398,275400,275403,275405,275407,275408,275414,275417,275419,275422,275423,275424,275426,275429,275431,275435,275437,275439,275441,275443,275444,275446,275450,275453,275455,275463,275466,275467,275481,275482,275485,275488,275489,275490,275501,275504,275505,275509	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	39	39	2	275332,275354	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	40.2	32.6	3	275332,275354,275377	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	40.2	32.6	36	275332,275337,275347,275354,275360,275361,275370,275371,275372,275373,275374,275377,275378,275398,275400,275408,275414,275417,275424,275431,275435,275455,275465,275472,275473,275477,275482,275485,275490,275493,275499,275503,275506,275508,275509,275513	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	40.2	32.6	4	275344,275346,275354,275370	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	11	275337,275354,275371,275377,275398,275401,275431,275465,275499,275503,275504	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	39	39	1	275354	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	40.2	32.6	1	275332	5614
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	37.27	36.73	1	275332	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	39	36.73	3	275354,275417,275505	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	40.2	32.6	1	275332	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	40.2	32.6	11	275354,275365,275395,275408,275423,275424,275431,275444,275455,275488,275490	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	40.2	32.6	3	275354,275417,275490	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	40.2	32.6	43	275337,275344,275349,275354,275364,275366,275369,275370,275371,275372,275373,275374,275377,275378,275395,275398,275400,275401,275403,275407,275408,275414,275417,275423,275424,275426,275435,275441,275444,275450,275455,275465,275466,275473,275488,275490,275493,275500,275503,275504,275505,275506,275509	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	39	39	1	275354	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	40.2	32.6	1	275344	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	40.2	32.6	22	275338,275344,275354,275360,275370,275372,275373,275374,275377,275378,275398,275414,275424,275431,275435,275450,275472,275473,275478,275482,275490,275503	3337
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	39	39	2	275354,275513	35
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	39	36.73	4	275332,275354,275377,275488	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	39	36.73	4	275354,275389,275408,275455	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	39	33	11	275332,275354,275398,275402,275408,275417,275424,275455,275475,275490,275504	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	39	39	1	275354	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	39	39	1	275354	452
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	39	39	1	275354	114
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	40.2	32.6	1	275417	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	39	39	1	275354	484
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	39	39	1	275354	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	39	39	1	275354	374
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	39	36.73	2	275354,275377	1247

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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	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	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				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
R100166	Boston Consolidated Mine, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA	https://rruff.info/R100166

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