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Locality Name:
Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 159170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi Lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie Lode; Fannie Mill)

Latitude: 38°22'48"N
Longitude: 105°41'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.38,-105.69833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmaline
Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amesite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211882963419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11882968803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311882962353
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4118829674
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11882962734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11882961036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21188296718
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211882965509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)118829627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2118829627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11882963531
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21188296236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11882961025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811882961008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11882964165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11882962970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611882964135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11882968173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211882969617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11882961188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41188296445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS118829624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11882967437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11882966890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3118829614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311882965433
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21188296987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4118829614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2118829612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211882965674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11882964924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211882965800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2118829617380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211882962273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2118829639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811882969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2118829661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211882965614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11882964894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11882962705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11882966417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511882961516
Silver  (*)CopperAg11882965186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS118829621482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1188296589
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311882965317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11882964899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11882965251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11882961025


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