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Star Mine, Bingham Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 50'' North , 112° 11' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.53083,-112.19417
GeoHash:
G#:9x0nwfqtn
GRN:
N28W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bingham Canyon726(2013)6.2km
Tooele33,157(2017)8.8km
Copperton826(2011)9.0km
Erda4,642(2011)13.0km
Herriman30,835(2017)13.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Tooele Gem & Mineral SocietyTooele, Utah9km
Rockhounders Outreach for Community KnowledgeSandy, Utah27km
Mineral Collectors of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah36km
Wasatch Gem SocietySalt Lake City, Utah36km
Mindat Locality ID:
183838
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183838:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
Deposit:: COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold; (Minor) - Copper; (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
Host Rock Unit: Butterfield Peaks, Lake Bonneville Formation
Structure: Faults, Folds, Fissures And Fractures, Basin And Range
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Sevier Orogenic Belt

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10 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
HⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
HⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
HⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
OⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
OⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OⓘDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
OⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OⓘHematiteFe2O3
OⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OⓘGarnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
FⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
MgⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
MgⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgⓘDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
MgⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
AlⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
SiⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiⓘDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiⓘGarnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
SⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SⓘGalenaPbS
SⓘPyriteFeS2
SⓘSphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
KⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
CaⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
CaⓘDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
CaⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
TiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
FeⓘActinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
FeⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeⓘHematiteFe2O3
FeⓘPyriteFeS2
CuCopper
CuⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
ZnⓘSphaleriteZnS
AuGold
AuⓘNative GoldAu
PbLead
PbⓘGalenaPbS

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