Fairfield, Sunshine Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USAi
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Fairfield | Town |
Sunshine Mining District | Mining District |
Utah County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Place | Population |
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Fairfield | 130 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
4148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4148:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0dcdf791-8411-4e84-b31b-4fc07562ae63
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Frogtown
Other Languages:
French:
Fairfield, Comté d'Utah, Utah, États-Unis
German:
Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Fairfield, Contea di Utah, Utah, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
费尔菲尔德, 猶他縣, 犹他州, 美国
Spanish:
Fairfield, Condado de Utah, Utah, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
فيرفيلد, مقاطعة يوتا, يوتا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Fairfield , Utah konderria, Utah
Cebuano:
Fairfield, Utah County, Utah
Dutch:
Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
فیرفیلد، یوتا, شهرستان یوتا، یوتا, یوتا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Fairfield, Utah megye, Utah, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Polish:
Fairfield, Hrabstwo Utah, Utah, Stany Zjednoczone
Serbian:
Ферфилд, Округ Јута, Јута, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Traditional Chinese:
費爾菲爾德, 猶他州, 美國
Turkish:
Farfield, Utah County, Utah, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Urdu:
فیئرفیلڈ، اوٹاہ, یوٹاہ کاؤنٹی، یوٹاہ, یوٹاہ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Fairfield, Yuta, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Fairfield is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southwest corner of Cedar Valley about 50 miles (ca. 80 km) southwest of Salt Lake City and 5 miles (ca. 8 km) south of Cedar Fort on Utah State Route 73, west of Utah Lake.
The town was founded in 1855 when John Carson, his four brothers, and others settled in the Cedar Valley. The settlement was soon known as Frogtown. The population ballooned after the arrival of Johnston's Army in 1858-59, sent to Utah to suppress the rumoured rebellion there. The army established a nearby camp called Camp Floyd, and the population grew to over 7,000, including 3,500 troops (nearly one-third of the entire U.S. Army at that time), teamsters, gamblers, and camp followers of various persuasions. With no rebellion taking place, the troops were recalled in 1861 and sent east to fight for the Union with the outbreak of the Civil War.
Frogtown became Fairfield in 1861, named after Amos Fielding, who had participated in establishing the community.
The Stagecoach Inn, located in Fairfield and now a museum, was used by travellers passing through via stagecoach, military personnel, and riders on the Pony Express trail.
Fairfield was incorporated in 2004 due to concerns about growth from surrounding communities. Besides agriculture, the town is a destination for Camp Floyd tourists and home to a large construction landfill.
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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Hydroxycalcioroméite | 4.DH.20 | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Goyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
ⓘ | Kolbeckite | 8.CD.05 | ScPO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Messelite | 8.CG.05 | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Collinsite | 8.CG.05 | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Fairfieldite | 8.CG.05 | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Gordonite (TL) | 8.DC.30 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Overite (TL) | 8.DH.20 | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Montgomeryite (TL) | 8.DH.25 | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
ⓘ | Englishite (TL) | 8.DH.55 | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
ⓘ | Wardite (TL) | 8.DL.10 | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Millisite (TL) | 8.DL.10 | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
ⓘ | Beidellite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Deltaite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Davisonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
H | ⓘ Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Gordonite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Kolbeckite | ScPO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
H | ⓘ Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
O | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
O | ⓘ Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Gordonite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Kolbeckite | ScPO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
O | ⓘ Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
Na | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
Na | ⓘ Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Gordonite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
Al | ⓘ Gordonite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Al | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
Al | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
P | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
P | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
P | ⓘ Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Gordonite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
P | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
P | ⓘ Kolbeckite | ScPO4 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
P | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
P | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
K | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
Ca | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(PO4)21(OH)7 · 26H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Montgomeryite | Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Overite | CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Sc | Scandium | |
Sc | ⓘ Kolbeckite | ScPO4 · 2H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
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Wikidata ID: | Q483448 |
GeoNames ID: | 5774601 |
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- Sunshine Mining District
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References
Larsen, Esper S., Shannon, Earl V. (1930) The minerals of the phosphate nodules from near Fairfield, Utah. American Mineralogist, 15 (8) 307-337