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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tungstite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Cu S Sb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Lillianite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Olivine Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tungstite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petzite ()*
Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Sanidine ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zunyite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	26	20	5	196060,196077,196083,196091,196115	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	26	13	4	196065,196107,196126,196180	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	26	20	1	196066	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	26	13	1	196141	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	26	20	1	196060	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	26	13	3	196057,196141,196167	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	26	13	12	196061,196065,196067,196070,196071,196077,196080,196110,196145,196148,196160,196170	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	26	20	1	196088	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	26	20	1	196110	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	26	20	1	196083	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	26	13	1	196162	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	26	20	1	196110	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	26	13	13	196058,196061,196064,196065,196066,196067,196077,196080,196091,196105,196110,196146,196180	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	26	13	6	196065,196085,196107,196126,196133,196162	4979
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	26	13	1	196162	91
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	26	13	30	196060,196061,196065,196066,196070,196079,196085,196094,196096,196110,196114,196124,196127,196133,196143,196144,196145,196147,196149,196157,196158,196160,196162,196170,196173,196176,196177,196179,196180,196188	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	26	20	1	196065	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	26	20	1	196066	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	26	20	1	196101	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	26	13	3	196065,196179,196180	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	26	13	1	196180	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	26	13	1	196146	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	26	20	1	196058	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	26	20	2	196058,196066	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	26	20	1	196056	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	26	13	10	196065,196075,196083,196092,196114,196118,196121,196133,196143,196148	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	26	13	11	196058,196061,196070,196094,196095,196107,196133,196173,196175,196176,196179	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26	13	44	196058,196060,196061,196065,196066,196070,196071,196079,196083,196085,196091,196094,196095,196096,196098,196099,196107,196109,196110,196113,196124,196126,196127,196133,196143,196144,196145,196147,196148,196149,196157,196158,196159,196160,196161,196162,196170,196173,196175,196176,196177,196179,196180,196188	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	26	13	3	196065,196162,196167	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	13	6	196061,196095,196110,196114,196167,196180	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	26	13	1	196126	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	26	13	5	196065,196088,196110,196179,196180	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	26	13	14	196065,196083,196092,196102,196118,196124,196125,196126,196143,196147,196175,196179,196184,196204	469
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	26	13	2	196169,196180	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	1	196126	2228
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	26	13	1	196179	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	26	13	2	196065,196162	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	26	13	3	196057,196162,196167	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	26	20	1	196110	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	26	20	2	196056,196103	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	26	13	1	196146	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	26	13	4	196091,196092,196126,196167	17380
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	1	196162	64
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	26	13	1	196180	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	26	20	1	196110	409
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	2	196126,196167	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	16.6	13	0		716
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	26	13	1	196162	309
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	26	20	1	196091	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	26	13	27	196060,196061,196065,196066,196085,196092,196094,196096,196114,196115,196118,196124,196133,196134,196136,196144,196148,196157,196158,196162,196170,196173,196175,196177,196179,196180,196188	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	26	13	1	196177	3106
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	26	20	1	196065	147
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26	13	42	196060,196061,196062,196065,196066,196067,196070,196071,196073,196075,196076,196077,196079,196080,196081,196083,196088,196091,196092,196094,196095,196097,196102,196105,196106,196110,196115,196118,196126,196136,196145,196148,196157,196158,196160,196162,196170,196173,196176,196179,196180,196188	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	26	13	8	196083,196121,196148,196162,196169,196173,196179,196180	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	26	20	1	196083	969
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	26	13	1	196178	598
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	26	13	1	196162	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	26	13	7	196073,196083,196121,196148,196162,196169,196180	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	26	13	5	196060,196066,196085,196133,196148	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	26	13	30	196060,196061,196065,196066,196079,196085,196096,196110,196112,196113,196118,196121,196126,196133,196143,196144,196145,196146,196147,196148,196149,196157,196158,196162,196170,196173,196177,196179,196180,196188	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	26	13	1	196179	3418
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	26	20	1	196110	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	26	13	1	196177	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	26	13	1	196158	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	26	13	17	196061,196066,196071,196085,196099,196102,196107,196109,196110,196127,196133,196145,196160,196170,196173,196179,196180	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	26	13	1	196146	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	26	20	1	196102	118
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	26	13	1	196146	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	26	13	2	196146,196192	1247
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	26	20	1	196083	86

4 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	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
Jen_0001438	16.6	13	16.6-13		age of mineralization		scheelite			Scheelite			3663	Silverton, Animas District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA	Silverton	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147
Giersdorf_00000596	24	20	22±2	238U-206U			uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000597	26	22	24±2	235U-207Pb			uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000598	380	280	330±50	207Pb-206Pb	The Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methods	low	uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis

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