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Locality Name:
Burgin Mine, East Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32

mindat Locality ID: 8995
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8995.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burgin Mine, East Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°56'56"N
Longitude: 112°2'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.948888888889,-112.04666666667

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	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Minium
None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hollandite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Nsutite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Quenselite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Kieserite Marcasite Melanterite Minium
None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	32	32	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	32	32	2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	32	32	246
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	32	32	58
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	32	32	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	32	32	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	32	32	178
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	32	32	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	32	32	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	32	32	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	32	32	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	32	32	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	32	32	1382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	32	32	3846
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	32	32	599
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	32	32	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	32	32	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	32	32	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	32	32	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	32	32	30554
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	32	32	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	32	32	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	32	32	14640
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	32	32	73
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	32	32	243
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	32	32	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	32	32	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	32	32	5591
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	32	32	97
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	32	32	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	32	32	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	32	32	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	32	32	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	32	32	247
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	32	32	121
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	32	32	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	32	32	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	32	32	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	32	32	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	32	32	61156
Quenselite ()*	None	PbMn³⁺O₂(OH)	32	32	5
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	32	32	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	32	32	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	32	32	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	32	32	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	32	32	21482
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	32	32	139
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	32	32	5317

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00496	32	32	32							Yes				4192	Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA	Tintic–East Tintic	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

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