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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Dachiardite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Gyrolite	Heulandite
Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	None	Not in a structural group
Pectolite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Analcime Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Dachiardite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Gyrolite Heulandite
Hexahydrite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite None Not in a structural group
Pectolite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Buddingtonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinoferrosilite ()*
Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dachiardite-Na ()*	Dickite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Gyrolite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Okenite ()*	Opal ()*
Pectolite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Slawsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Truscottite ()*
Wairakite ()*	Yugawaralite ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	293527	1022
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0.489	0.469	1	293516	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	293527	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	40	40	1	293522	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	293549	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	31	26	1	293543	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	40	26	3	293522,293543,293544	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	40	40	2	293522,293549	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	40	26	4	293539,293543,293549,293553	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	293549	1089
Buddingtonite ()*	Feldspar	(NH₄)(AlSi₃)O₈	0.489	0.469	1	293516	27
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	40	40	5	293512,293522,293548,293549,293558	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	40	26	2	293522,293543	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	40	26	12	293511,293522,293523,293524,293526,293539,293543,293544,293549,293550,293554,293566	27198
Clinoferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	0.186	0.171	1	293532	18
Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Heulandite	K₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O			1	293517	13
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	40	40	3	293522,293552,293558	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	40	40	1	293522	2970
Dachiardite-Na ()*	Dachiardite	Na₄(Si₂₀Al₄)O₄₈·13H₂O			2	293513,293527	22
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0.489	0.469	1	293516	651
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	293503	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	40	26	2	293539,293543	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			2	293549,293553	163
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	31	26	1	293543	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	293512	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	40	26	13	293511,293522,293523,293524,293526,293539,293543,293544,293549,293550,293553,293558,293567	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	40	26	6	293511,293522,293543,293550,293552,293558	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	293512	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O			1	293609	142
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	40	40	2	293522,293573	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	293503	251
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	2845	0.171	0		367
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	31	26	1	293543	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0.489	0.469	1	293516	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	293527	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	40	26	2	293539,293543	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	40	26	4	293522,293539,293543,293544	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	293512	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	40	26	6	293522,293523,293539,293543,293544,293612	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	40	40	1	293522	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	293527	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			2	293513,293527	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	40	0.469	4	293516,293527,293539,293543	17380
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O			1	293527	71
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0.489	0.469	1	293516	2994
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	293527	363
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	40	40	3	293525,293549,293567	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	40	0.469	14	293511,293512,293516,293522,293523,293524,293525,293526,293539,293543,293544,293549,293550,293558	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	40	0.469	9	293500,293501,293512,293516,293524,293527,293544,293549,293553	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	40	40	2	293524,293549	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	293552,293558	5186
Slawsonite ()*	None	Sr(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0.489	0.469	1	293516	12
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	40	26	10	293511,293522,293523,293524,293526,293539,293543,293544,293549,293550	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	40	40	1	293522	586
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			2	293549,293567	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0.642	0.598	4	293503,293531,293537,293546	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			3	293550,293554,293566	337
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	40	40	1	293524	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	40	26	8	293522,293526,293543,293549,293550,293553,293554,293566	5317
Truscottite ()*	Gyrolite	Ca₁₄Si₂₄O₅₈(OH)₈·2H₂O			2	293527,293609	10
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O			1	293527	73
Yugawaralite ()*	None	Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O			1	293527	33

17 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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 ID
NAVDAT-61972	0.489	0.469	0.479±0.01				61972				214684	Seven Mile Well, Grand Canyon Of The Yellowstone, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
PorphCu-00021	40	40	40						Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Opal, Pyrite, Stephanite	Cu	7313	Kirwin Mining District (Kerwin Mining District), Park Co., Wyoming, USA	Kirwin	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
NAVDAT-61870	0.606	0.598	0.602±0.004				61870				171336	Emerald Spring, Norris Geyser Basin, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-62002	0.606	0.598	0.602±0.004				62002				171336	Emerald Spring, Norris Geyser Basin, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-62003	0.642	0.638	0.64±0.002				62003				171336	Emerald Spring, Norris Geyser Basin, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-41571	0.183	0.171	0.18+0.003/-0.009				41571				19003	Obsidian Cliff, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61829	0.186	0.18	0.183±0.003			unknown	61829				19003	Obsidian Cliff, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
PorphCu-00643	40	40	40						Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	227974	Silver Creek Prospect, Park Co., Wyoming, USA	Silver Creek	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00203	31	26	31–26						Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	173747	Stinking Water Prospect (Crater Mtn), Park Co., Wyoming, USA	Stinkingwater	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
USGS-Rb-Sr-00111	2710.03	2576.03	2643.03±67	Rb-Sr	maximum age of intrusion	muscovite		Muscovite			173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03239	1427.42	667.42	1047.42±380	Rb-Sr		whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06166	2825	2755	2790±35	Rb-Sr		whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06167	2825	2675	2750±75	Rb-Sr		whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06168	2825	2755	2790±35	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06169	2845	2755	2800±45	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06170	2825	2755	2790±35	Rb-Sr		whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06171	2825	2675	2750±75	Rb-Sr		whole rock					173837	Tibbs Butte Occurrence, Park Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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