Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23.8

mindat Locality ID: 118064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-118064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°6'32"N
Longitude: 106°36'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.108888888889,-106.61194444444

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.

Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Quartz

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 Au Cu Fe O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au Cu Fe O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Quartz

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	36.3	23.8	27198
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	36.3	23.8	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	36.3	23.8	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	36.3	23.8	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	36.3	23.8	5186

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-67118	33.7	23.8	28.75±4.95	67118	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-67156	33.7	23.8	28.75±4.95	67156	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-67157	33.7	23.8	28.75±4.95	67157	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-67158	33.7	23.8	28.75±4.95	67158	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-67159	33.7	23.8	28.75±4.95	67159	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-67160	36.3	29.7	33±3.3	67160	118064	Independence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln District (Lincoln Gulch District; Ruby District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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