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ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag2S

Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Aikinite

Formula: PbCuBiS3

ⓘ 'Alaskaite'

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities:

Alta Stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Little Cottonwood Stock, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Allophane

Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O

Localities:

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Highland Boy Mine (Utah Consolidated Mining Company; Utah - Apex), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Yampa Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)

Localities:

Confidence Mine (Bachelor Claims), Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Antlerite

Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Localities:

Little Cottonwood Stock, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Sedimentary occurrences, City Creek Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Apjohnite

Formula: Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: A B4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities:

Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Ohio Copper Company (Erie; Columbia), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Beck Street Mine, City Creek Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6

Localities:

Keeler Mine (Kesler Mine), Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Carbonate Mine (Homeward Bound Tunnel; Kessler Mining Company), Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Cardiff Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Little Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bismite

Formula: Bi2O3

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

Localities:

South Hecla Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Sells Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Bismutite

Formula: (BiO)2CO3

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Calamine'

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

Localities:

Highland Boy Mine (Utah Consolidated Mining Company; Utah - Apex), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Yampa Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 68 localities in this region.

ⓘ Calcite var. Glendonite

Formula: CaCO3

Description: Cement for gravels

ⓘ Caledonite

Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 47 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cervantite

Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 100 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

Localities:

Winnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dixon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Richmond and Teresa Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chondrodite

Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Localities:

Winnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Argentine Shaft Occurrence (Argentine Tunnel), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Gad Valley Lower Prospects, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Cottonwood Clay pits, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Murray Refractories Clay pit, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Clinohumite

Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Clintonite

Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Mountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Solitude Peak, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Unnamed Feldspar occurrence [1], Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe2S3

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Localities: Reported from at least 39 localities in this region.

ⓘ Dufrénoysite

Formula: Pb2As2S5

Localities:

Geneva Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Oxford Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Winnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dixon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Dyscrasite

Formula: Ag3Sb

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.

ⓘ Ephesite

Formula: NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Mountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ Faustite

Formula: ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

ⓘ Ferrimolybdite

Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O

Localities:

Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Alta Tunnel (Lucky Dutchman; Bodfish Tunnel), Silver Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'

ⓘ Fluorwavellite

Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O

References:

Kampf, Anthony R., Adams, Paul M., Barwood, Henry, Nash, Barbara P. (2017) Fluorwavellite, Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O, the fluorine analog of wavellite. American Mineralogist, 102 (4) 909-915 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5948

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg2SiO4

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Foshagite

Formula: Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2

ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 163 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.

ⓘ Glauberite

Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 70 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ Goslarite

Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O

Localities:

Winnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Old Jordan Mine 1863 (U. S. Mining Company 1899), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dixon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Gyrolite

Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities:

Highland Boy Mine (Utah Consolidated Mining Company; Utah - Apex), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Yampa Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag2Te

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

Localities:

Little Cottonwood Stock, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Hübnerite

Formula: MnWO4

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O

Localities:

Mountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3

ⓘ Jamesonite

Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Localities:

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Rose Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Yellow Fork Prospect, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Barneys Canyon Lower Mine, Barney’s Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities:

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Soldier Canyon stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Kotoite

Formula: Mg3[BO3]2

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Krupkaite

Formula: PbCuBi3S6

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 38 localities in this region.

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2

Localities:

Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Grizzly Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Cardiff Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Lizardite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Ludwigite

Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO3

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 56 localities in this region.

ⓘ Mallardite (TL)

Formula: MnSO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities:

Midland Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Highland Boy Mine (Utah Consolidated Mining Company; Utah - Apex), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Yampa Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Barneys Canyon Lower Mine, Barney’s Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Massicot

Formula: PbO

Localities:

Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Emma Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Continental-Alta occurrence (City Rocks), Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Mawsonite

Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

Localities:

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Lucky Boy Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Old Jordan Mine 1863 (U. S. Mining Company 1899), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Melanterite var. Copper-bearing Melanterite

Formula: (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ Melanterite var. Manganese-bearing Melanterite

Formula: (Fe,Mn)SO4 · 7H2O

Description: So-called Luckite.

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

ⓘ Mercury

Formula: Hg

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

ⓘ Mirabilite

Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Monticellite

Formula: CaMgSiO4

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Localities:

U. S. Mine (U. S. and Lark Mine; United States Mining Company; Claims: Galena Hoist), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Lark Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 36 localities in this region.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Leverrierite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.

ⓘ Nontronite

Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

ⓘ Nukundamite

Formula: Cu3.33Fe0.66S4

Description: A major ore mineral at Bingham

ⓘ Okenite

Formula: Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

Localities:

Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Old Jordan Mine 1863 (U. S. Mining Company 1899), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As2S3

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Palladium

Formula: (Pd,Pt)

ⓘ Pargasite

Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8

ⓘ Periclase

Formula: MgO

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag3AuTe2

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ Pharmacosiderite ?

Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

ⓘ Pickeringite var. Manganese-bearing Pickeringite

Formula: (Mg,Mn)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

References:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Localities:

Little Cottonwood Stock, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Tungsten Tunnel, Gold City Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Soldier Canyon stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Platinum

Formula: Pt

ⓘ Plattnerite

Formula: PbO2

ⓘ Plumbojarosite

Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Powellite

Formula: Ca(MoO4)

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

Localities:

Queen Mine (Butterfield Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Winnamuck Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Tiewaukee Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dixon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 106 localities in this region.

Habit: Crystals to 5"

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

Localities:

Baby McKee Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Scottish Chief Mine (Insley), Silver King Coalition Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Cardiff Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Howell Mine, Mill D South Fork, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

Localities:

Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Soldier Canyon stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 82 localities in this region.

Habit: Prismatic, Trigonal, Needle

Colour: Clear

Description: Quartz crystals can be found throughout the tailings piles at Maxfield Mine commonly in association with sulfide minerals such as galena, stibnite, sphalerite and pyrite.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ Quartz var. Onyx

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As4S4

Localities:

Butterfield Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Melco Gold Mine, Barney's Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Barney’s Canyon Mine, Barney’s Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

ⓘ Roquesite

Formula: CuInS2

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.

ⓘ Seligmannite

Formula: PbCuAsS3

ⓘ Sepiolite

Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Siderotil

Formula: FeSO4 · 5H2O

ⓘ 'Silica'

Description: Occurs as quartzite.

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 81 localities in this region.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

Localities:

Lake Solitude, Solitude, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Alta Stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Solitude Peak, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Unnamed Prospect, Solitude, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Spodumene

Formula: LiAlSi2O6

References:

Woodford, D. T., Sisson, V. B., & Leeman, W. P. (2001). Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry. American Mineralogist, 86(4), 513-533.

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu2FeSnS4

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag5SbS4

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

Localities:

Maxfield Mine, Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bay State Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Habit: Acicular, Massive

Colour: Silver - Gray

Description: Massive tibnite is common throughout the Mill A and B forks in mineralized zones containing other sulfides. However, exceptional specimens of acicular stibnite can be found preserved in clear euhedral quartz in very scarce pockets in the area.

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

ⓘ Stolzite

Formula: Pb(WO4)

ⓘ Suanite

Formula: Mg2[B2O5]

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S8

ⓘ Sussexite

Formula: Mn2+BO2(OH)

Localities:

Mountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Szaibélyite

Formula: MgBO2(OH)

Localities:

Mountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.

ⓘ Talnakhite

Formula: Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Localities:

Tiewaukee Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Description: Listed in the reference as "Binnite."

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Localities:

Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Old Jordan Mine 1863 (U. S. Mining Company 1899), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Commercial (Bingham Copper and Gold Mining Company), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.

ⓘ Thaumasite

Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O

ⓘ Thénardite

Formula: Na2SO4

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ Tobermorite

Formula: Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Tungstenite (TL)

Formula: WS2

Description: A mixture of Tungstenite-2h and 3R.

ⓘ Turquoise

Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

ⓘ Tyrolite

Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O

ⓘ Variscite

Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Localities:

Clayton Peak stock, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Alta Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Dolphin and Carioca Prospect (Hilton and Dobie Prospect), Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Newman Mine (Sunken City; Big Cottonwood Monarch), Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ 'Wad'

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Wavellite

Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O

ⓘ Wittichenite

Formula: Cu3BiS3

References:

Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)