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Locality Name:
Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 19493
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19493.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°13'46"N
Longitude: 116°40'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.229444444444,-116.66888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteEpidoteMalachite
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)280280011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S328028001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS428028005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)280280027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2802800925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S28028005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2280280027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O28028003531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS28028004165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28028008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS280280024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3280280014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4280280014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2280280012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2280280039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2280280061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS280280021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS28028002045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1328028005317
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28028001025



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-01051280280Lower Permian       S19493Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USARed LedgeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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