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Locality Name:
Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 280
Youngest recorded age at locality: 127.9

mindat Locality ID: 3726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA": 94
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 92

Number of Child Localities: 88
Child Localities:
1905 Mine
A. J. Cole Property
Alaska Mine
Allison Creek Occurrence
Allison Gulch Prospect
Antz Creek Prospect (Ants Creek; Canyon View Mine)
Arkansas Mine (Arkansaw Mine; Marguerite; Decorah)
Axe
Azurite Mine
Badger Mine
Bear Creek
Black Lake Mine (Summit Claims; Maid Of Erin Claims; Idaho Gold Coin)
Cable Line Occurrence Prospect
California Prospect
Calumet Prospect
Can-Ida Mines Pit
Carrick Diggings Placer Mine
Carrick Diggins
Chieftain Claim
Copper Belt Mine
Copper Boy Mine
Copper Cliff Mine (Silver King)
Copper Key Mine
Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10089073)
Cuprum
Curren Mountain Prospect
Devil's Hollow Prospect
Douglass Prospect
Dry Gulch Prospect
East Allison Gulch Prospect
Eckels Creek Stock Occurrence
Emily Group
Eureka Group
Fidelity Claims
Frenchy's Mine (John D.; Trenchy's; Great Eastern)
Garden Mine
Glasgow-Green Prospect
Golden Star Claim
Hathaway Gulch Occurrence
Henry Ford Occurrence
Hibble Gulch Prospect
Horse Mountain Occurrence
Humboldt Prospect
Idaho Occurrence
Inca Mine (Nix Group; Smith Claims)
Lime Peak Prospect (Lime Point Mine)
Lockwood Mine
Lower Devil's Hollow Prospect
Lucky Strike Prospect (Walter James)
Lynes Occurrence (Lynes Saddle Prospect)
Mann Creek Occurrence
McCarty Prospect (McCarthy)
McGrath Prospect
Mine 1905
North Lime Creek
O'Leary's Prospect
Olympic & Allen Occurrence (Cleveland Fraction; Deep Creek Tungsten; Alaska Group)
Pactolian Gulch Prospect
Paducah Prospect
Panama Pacific Claims (Victoria Prospect)
Pepperbox No. 2 Claim
Pine Hill Nos. 1 And 2 Occurrence
Placer Basin Mine (Placer)
Pot Of Gold Prospect (Ritchie Gulch)
R. R. Tunnel
Red Boy And Lucky Star Occurrence
Red Wing Prospect
Ritchie Gulch Adit Prospect
River Queen Mine
Russell Mine
Satan Lake Prospect
Terry Group
Thomas Heady Prospect
Transfer Point Occurrence
Tussel Mine
Tussel Occurrence (Lockwood; Patton; Helena)
Twin Lakes Prospect
Unknown Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10168081)
Unknown Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10240781)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10215997)
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10191726)
Victory 1 And 2 Prospect (Nix Group)
Victory Tungsten Prospect (Patton Prospect)
Virginus Claim
White Monument
White Mountain Mine
Wilford Prospect (National Group)
Windy Ridge Occurrence

Latitude: 45°6'52"N
Longitude: 116°38'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.114444444444,-116.63944444444

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	Amphibole	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Malachite	Meneghinite
Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Volborthite

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Lindgrenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Volborthite ()*
Zoisite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H Mg O Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Malachite Meneghinite
Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Volborthite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

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			1	204127	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	204171	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	204182	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			5	204108,204122,204124,204129,204130	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	280	127.9	0		708
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	204104,204108,204129	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	280	280	2	204110,204131	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	280	280	1	204131	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	280	127.9	28	204102,204104,204108,204111,204123,204125,204127,204128,204129,204130,204131,204137,204141,204142,204148,204153,204155,204156,204157,204158,204166,204173,204175,204180,204181,204182,204194,204195	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	204129,204182	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	280	280	10	204104,204108,204110,204131,204140,204141,204158,204171,204175,204193	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	204108	359
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	280	280	1	204131	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	280	280	26	204102,204105,204108,204111,204114,204116,204117,204123,204125,204127,204129,204130,204131,204137,204140,204142,204148,204152,204155,204156,204157,204166,204173,204180,204194,204195	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	280	280	20	204108,204110,204116,204121,204123,204125,204127,204128,204129,204130,204131,204137,204141,204142,204155,204157,204166,204175,204179,204194	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	280	280	16	204108,204116,204122,204123,204127,204129,204131,204140,204153,204155,204157,204166,204180,204182,204193,204194	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	204125,204129,204182	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	280	280	9	204108,204116,204127,204128,204129,204130,204131,204155,204175	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			8	204102,204108,204125,204127,204129,204130,204173,204175	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂			2	204129,204182	67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			4	204104,204108,204129,204182	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	204110	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	280	280	13	204102,204104,204108,204122,204129,204131,204140,204152,204153,204173,204182,204192,204193	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	204128	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	280	280	4	204110,204121,204131,204179	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	204137	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	204113,204128,204141	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			4	204104,204108,204129,204193	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	280	280	14	204105,204114,204122,204123,204125,204129,204131,204148,204153,204156,204157,204180,204194,204195	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			11	204105,204114,204123,204125,204137,204148,204156,204157,204180,204194,204195	5433
Lindgrenite ()*	None	Cu₃(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂			2	204129,204182	21
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	280	280	1	204131	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	280	127.9	28	204102,204104,204105,204107,204108,204114,204123,204125,204127,204129,204130,204131,204140,204148,204152,204153,204155,204156,204157,204158,204166,204173,204175,204180,204181,204193,204194,204195	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			5	204129,204141,204153,204182,204189	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	204129	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	204107,204175	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	204166	2349
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			3	204104,204129,204182	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	280	280	11	204107,204110,204113,204131,204137,204141,204155,204158,204171,204175,204179	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	280	127.9	21	204102,204104,204107,204108,204110,204111,204113,204129,204130,204131,204140,204141,204146,204152,204155,204166,204171,204173,204181,204182,204193	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	204104,204182,204189	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	204110	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	280	280	8	204107,204110,204131,204137,204157,204158,204179,204194	21482
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	204127	268
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	280	280	1	204131	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	204193	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	280	280	8	204102,204107,204110,204111,204127,204131,204173,204175	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	280	127.9	0		4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	204108	2562
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O			1	204117	155
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	280	280	3	204108,204131,204182	1025

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
vms-01051	280	280	Lower Permian				S	19493	Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA	Red Ledge	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
USGS-Rb-Sr-02475	140	128	134±6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		138763	Lower Devil's Hollow Prospect, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02476	206.3	164.3	185.3±21	Rb-Sr	maximum age of intrusion	whole rock		138763	Lower Devil's Hollow Prospect, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02477	139.9	127.9	133.9±6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		141241	Tussel Mine, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02478	206.3	164.3	185.3±21	Rb-Sr	maximum age of intrusion	whole rock		141241	Tussel Mine, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02479	139.9	127.9	133.9±6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		141241	Tussel Mine, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02480	206.3	164.3	185.3±21	Rb-Sr	maximum age of intrusion	whole rock		141241	Tussel Mine, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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