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	Allargentum	Allophane	Aluminite	Apatite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corrensite	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Fluorite	Geocronite
Germanite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pavonite
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti U V W Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Aluminite Apatite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corrensite Covellite Diaspore Enargite Fluorite Geocronite
Germanite Kaolinite Lillianite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pavonite
Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Sartorite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite
Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Zinkenite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Allophane ()*	Altaite ()*	Aluminite ()*
Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Baryte ()*	Baumhauerite ()*
Benjaminite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Colusite ()*
Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*
Guettardite ()*	Gustavite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kuramite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mercury ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Ourayite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pavonite ()*	Petzite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rectorite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Sartorite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zeunerite ()*
Zinkenite ()*	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	2	196520,196524	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	26	20	2	196554,196555	315
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	26	20	1	196564	470
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	26	20	1	196524	489
Aluminite ()*	Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄·7H₂O	26	20	1	196564	78
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	20	4	196518,196520,196535,196564	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	26	20	1	196520	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	26	20	2	196520,196535	2734
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	26	20	8	196517,196520,196537,196541,196553,196555,196556,196557	11547
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	26	20	1	196520	15
Benjaminite ()*	Pavonite	Ag₃Bi₇S₁₂	26	20	1	196555	45
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	26	20	2	196554,196555	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	26	20	3	196520,196535,196557	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	26	20	1	196517	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	26	20	2	196520,196557	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	26	20	2	196541,196564	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	26	20	1	196557	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	26	20	10	196515,196522,196524,196539,196541,196553,196554,196555,196556,196557	27198
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	26	20	1	196524	169
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	26	20	1	196535	110
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	26	20	5	196520,196524,196535,196554,196556	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	26	20	3	196535,196555,196559	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	26	20	1	196520	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	26	20	2	196520,196541	651
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	26	20	1	196520	34
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	26	20	1	196552	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	26	20	10	196517,196520,196529,196535,196537,196541,196557,196558,196562,196565	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	26	20	1	196559	163
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	26	20	1	196530	551
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	26	20	3	196520,196524,196541	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	26	20	1	196541	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	26	20	1	196556	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26	20	15	196515,196517,196520,196522,196524,196535,196537,196539,196541,196553,196554,196555,196556,196557,196560	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	26	20	1	196564	504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	20	2	196524,196559	30554
Guettardite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	26	20	1	196517	13
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	26	20	2	196554,196555	113
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	26	20	6	196521,196536,196545,196547,196564,196568	469
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	26	20	2	196517,196520	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	26	20	4	196520,196524,196541,196553	5591
Kuramite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SnS₄	26	20	1	196520	12
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	26	20	1	196555	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	26	20	2	196554,196555	252
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	26	20	1	196524	397
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	26	20	1	196557	300
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	26	20	1	196538	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	26	20	1	196541	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	26	20	3	196524,196541,196553	17380
Ourayite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₃Pb₄Bi₅S₁₃	26	20	1	196555	24
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	26	20	1	196524	767
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	26	20	2	196554,196555	72
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	26	20	1	196524	409
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	26	20	0		716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	26	20	3	196520,196557,196558	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	26	20	14	196515,196520,196524,196525,196535,196537,196538,196541,196553,196554,196555,196556,196558,196560	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	26	20	2	196524,196541	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26	20	14	196520,196522,196524,196532,196535,196538,196541,196553,196554,196555,196556,196557,196558,196560	61156
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O	26	20	1	196541	49
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	26	20	2	196524,196557	1711
Sartorite ()*	Sartorite	PbAs₂S₄	26	20	1	196520	11
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	26	20	1	196541	1153
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	26	20	1	196517	165
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	26	20	14	196515,196520,196522,196524,196525,196535,196537,196541,196553,196554,196555,196556,196557,196560	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	26	20	1	196556	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	26	20	1	196520	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	26	20	2	196535,196557	332
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	26	20	1	196562	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	26	20	1	196520	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	26	20	3	196541,196554,196557	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	26	20	1	196524	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	26	20	5	196541,196553,196554,196555,196556	5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	26	20	0		2718
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	26	20	1	196555	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	26	20	2	196535,196541	372
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	26	20	1	196520	185
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	26	20	1	196517	228
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	26	20	6	196517,196519,196520,196526,196535,196541	86

3 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
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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070176	Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R070176
R050435	Longfellow Mine, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R050435

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