Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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.

Adelite	Ajoite	Analcime	Apatite	Autunite	Baryte	Brackebuschite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copper	Corundum	Delrioite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Gypsum
Hewettite	Johannite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Minasragrite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pascoite
Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Straczekite	Sulphur
Volborthite	Zippeite	Zircon

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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Se Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cl Cu H K Mo Na O Pb S Si U V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Ajoite Analcime Apatite Autunite Baryte Brackebuschite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copper Corundum Delrioite Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Fritzscheite Gypsum
Hewettite Johannite Malachite Marcasite Mica Minasragrite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pascoite
Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Scheelite Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Straczekite Sulphur
Volborthite Zippeite Zircon

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Analcime ()*	Autunite ()*	Bariandite ()*	Barnesite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bayleyite ()*	Bicapite ()*	Brackebuschite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calderónite ()*
Carnotite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Corvusite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delrioite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Doloresite ()*	Duttonite ()*	Eucairite ()*	Fernandinite ()*
Ferroselite ()*	Fervanite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grantsite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Häggite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hendersonite ()*	Hewettite ()*	Hummerite ()*	Johannite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanovanadite ()*	Metadelrioite ()*	Metahewettite ()*	Metarossite ()*
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Montroseite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Navajoite ()*	Okieite ()*	Orthominasragrite ()*	Paramontroseite ()*
Pascoite ()*	Pintadoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauvite ()*
Roscoelite ()*	Rossite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Selenium ()*	Sepiolite ()*
Sherwoodite ()*	Simplotite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steigerite ()*	Tangeite ()*
Tetra-auricupride ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Vanoxite ()*	Vésigniéite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	100	100	0		1627
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	193191	1272
Bariandite ()*	Straczekite	Al_0.6(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺)₈O₂₀·9H₂O			1	193356	6
Barnesite ()*	Hewettite	Na₂V⁵⁺₆O₁₆·3H₂O			4	193263,193412,193698,193699	15
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			5	193423,193512,193689,193695,193698	11547
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O			2	193698,193699	38
Bicapite ()*	None	[KNa₂Mg₂(H₂O)₂₅][H₂PV⁵⁺₁₂O₄₀(V⁵⁺O)₂]			1	193722	1
Brackebuschite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Mn³⁺(VO₄)₂(OH)			1	193697	15
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	193698	27770
Calderónite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Fe³⁺(VO₄)₂(OH)			1	193693	29
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			39	193145,193165,193170,193212,193224,193240,193246,193263,193372,193423,193438,193484,193507,193512,193529,193544,193568,193594,193630,193642,193664,193689,193695,193698,193699,193700,193701,193703,193707,193726,193748,193788,193805,193825,193842,193881,194050,194070,194076	1184
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	193261,193263	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	193165,193263,193695	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			2	193320,193705	281
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			11	193145,193170,193191,193263,193423,193605,193698,193699,193704,193705,194060	566
Corvusite ()*	Straczekite	(Na,Ca,K)_1-x(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)₈O₂₀·4H₂O			7	193263,193423,193512,193695,193698,193703,193842	79
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	193696	2970
Delrioite ()*	Delrioite	Sr(VO₃)₂·4H₂O	0	0	1	193699	3
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	100	100	0		378
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	193263	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	193423	9895
Doloresite ()*	None	V⁴⁺₃O₄(OH)₄			4	193263,193320,193423,193698	23
Duttonite ()*	None	V⁴⁺O(OH)₂			1	193263	7
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe			1	193696	54
Fernandinite ()*	Straczekite	(Ca,Na,K)_0.9(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe²⁺,Ti)₈O₂₀·4H₂O			1	193842	7
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂			8	193191,193399,193512,193549,193695,193705,193883,194035	51
Fervanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₄V⁵⁺₄O₁₆·5H₂O			3	193412,193699,193700	10
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	193904	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	193165,193263,193698,193705	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	193705	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	193694	30554
Grantsite ()*	Hewettite	(Na,Ca)_2+x(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺)₆O₁₆·4H₂O			2	193423,193512	7
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	193695,193698,193699,193700,193703	6890
Häggite ()*	None	V³⁺V⁴⁺O₂(OH)₃			1	193699	17
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	193705	14640
Hendersonite ()*	Hewettite	Ca_1.3(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺)₆O₁₆·6H₂O			1	193698	5
Hewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·9H₂O			13	193262,193263,193324,193412,193423,193512,193643,193695,193698,193699,193700,193701,193703	58
Hummerite ()*	Pascoite	KMgV⁵⁺₅O₁₄·8H₂O			5	193263,193670,193700,193701,194055	21
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	100	100	0		69
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	193263,193689	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			5	193263,193423,193698,193703,193705	5674
Melanovanadite ()*	None	Ca(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺)₄O₁₀·5H₂O			5	193263,193695,193698,193699,193842	20
Metadelrioite ()*	None	SrCa(VO₃)₂(OH)₂	0	0	1	193699	2
Metahewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·3H₂O			2	193699,193700	56
Metarossite ()*	None	CaV⁵⁺₂O₆·2H₂O			3	193170,193699,193700	34
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			6	193263,193695,193698,193699,193701,193703	129
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	193422,193647	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	193263	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	193703	1508
Montroseite ()*	Diaspore	(V³⁺,Fe²⁺,V⁴⁺)O(OH)			9	193165,193263,193356,193695,193698,193699,193704,193842,194055	136
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	193422,193647	17380
Navajoite ()*	Ajoite	(V⁵⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₀O₂₄·12H₂O			2	193693,193700	11
Okieite ()*	Pascoite	Mg₃[V₁₀O₂₈]·28H₂O			1	193700	2
Orthominasragrite ()*	Minasragrite	V⁴⁺O(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	193605	2
Paramontroseite ()*	Ramsdellite	VO₂			9	193191,193263,193356,193423,193695,193698,193699,193703,193705	39
Pascoite ()*	Pascoite	Ca₃V⁵⁺₁₀O₂₈·17H₂O			6	193170,193263,193602,193695,193701,193702	78
Pintadoite ()*	None	Ca₂V⁵⁺₂O₇·9H₂O			2	193263,193699	11
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			9	193191,193263,193423,193695,193698,193699,193702,193703,193705	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	193263,193356,193422,193698,193699	61156
Rauvite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂V₁₀O₂₈·16H₂O			7	193423,193512,193695,193698,193699,193700,193701	32
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	193642,193694,193696	253
Rossite ()*	None	Ca(VO₃)₂·4H₂O			1	193170	29
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O			1	194070	128
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			3	193263,193698,193705	143
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	193699	241
Sherwoodite ()*	None	Ca_5.5(AlV⁴⁺V⁵⁺₁₂O₃₉)·28H₂O			4	193263,193698,193699,193703	20
Simplotite ()*	None	CaV⁴⁺₄O₉·5H₂O			4	193191,193263,193698,193700	9
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			5	193165,193191,193263,193423,193698	21482
Steigerite ()*	None	Al(VO₄)·3H₂O			1	193517	10
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)			3	193642,193726,193793	60
Tetra-auricupride ()*	None	CuAu			1	193694	30
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			11	193263,193423,193512,193689,193695,193698,193699,193701,193703,193842,194070	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			15	193145,193165,193170,193212,193263,193356,193423,193484,193511,193695,193698,193699,193805,193842,194050	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	194070	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	100	100	0		94
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	100	100	0		605
Vanoxite ()*	None	V₆O₁₃·8H₂O (?)			3	193699,193702,193707	23
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	193689	46
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O			2	193726,193859	155
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	100	100	0		1655
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	100	100	0		175

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
	sedcu-00683	100	100	Cretaceous										Cu	116583	Copper King Mine, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA	Copper King	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050391	J J Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R050391
R070450	Hummer Mine, Jo Dandy Mine (Joe Dandy; Paradox D; Hummer; C; Blackburn; Yellow Bird No. 1; Oversight; Broker), Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R070450
R070467	Mineral Joe No. 1 Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R070467
R070461	Virgin No. 3 Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R070461

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