Butterfield Northwest Mines (Queen; Butterfield.; Butterfield group claims: Northern Chief; Eagle Bird; Bemis; Hratt), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 3'' North , 112° 8' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Bingham Canyon | 726 (2013) | 6.5km |
Copperton | 826 (2011) | 8.1km |
Herriman | 30,835 (2017) | 9.6km |
Tooele | 33,157 (2017) | 13.3km |
Oquirrh | 11,668 (2006) | 17.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tooele Gem & Mineral Society | Tooele, Utah | 13km |
Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge | Sandy, Utah | 24km |
Mineral Collectors of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | 36km |
Wasatch Gem Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
180663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180663:5
GUID (UUID V4):
2930f99d-772f-4575-a680-0237e44a202f
A former Zn-Au-Ag-Pb-As-Ba (baryte) mine.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Butterfield Peaks Formation (monzonite).
Geologic structures include: The Basin and Range province; Eagle Bird Fissure, a zone of fracture up to 40 feet thick (NE-SW; 10-85NW).
Related tectonic structures include: The Sevier Orogenic Belt.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10020914 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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