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


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Albian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1577026
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1577026:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSouth Hecla Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLittle Dollie Tunnel (Cottonwood King), Solitude, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMaxfield Mine, Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘCarr Fork Mine, Bingham Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Mines Company Mine, Dry Canyon area, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘHonerine Mine (Bauer; Bullion Coalition; Great Basin; Tip Top Mine), Stockton Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
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.
 
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