Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10087959), Goose Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

mindat Locality ID: 114374
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-114374.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10087959), Goose Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°19'6"N
Longitude: 107°6'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.318333333333,-107.11555555556

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Zircon

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: Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O Pb S Si Th Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O Pb S Si Th Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Diaspore Fluorite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Zircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Thorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1006

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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