Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 73.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 53

mindat Locality ID: 14682
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14682.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA": 450
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 419

Number of Child Localities: 43
Child Localities:
Adelbert Lode (Johney Lode)
Anna Mae Occurrence
Apex District
Apex Stock
Black Hawk
Black Hawk District
Black Metals
Boulder Co. Tungsten District
Bowman Lease
Central City District
Dory Hill
Eureka District
Fairfield Area
Gamble Gulch Pine Creek Occurrence (Elk Creek; Missouri Creek; Silver Creek; Stewart Gulch; Whites Gulch; North Clear Cr; Pickle Gulch; Miners Gulch; Pecks Gulch)
Gap Road
Gold Spring Group
Gregory
Idaho Springs District
Idaho Springs Formation
Independence District (Perigo District)
Kingston Peak
Lamartine District
Leavenworth Gulch Occurrence (N. Clear Creek; Illinois Gulch; Spring Gulch; Nevada Gulch; Eureka Gulch; Quartz Hill; Russel Gulch)
Lower Russel Gulch
Lump Gulch Occurrence
Marshall Placer
Meteor
Missouri
Morning Snow
Mountain House
Nederland District
Nevada
Pactolus
Phoenix
Rollinsville
Russell Gulch
Southern
Success - Meeker
Unknown Peat Occurrence (MRDS - 10018594)
Unknown Silver - Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091536)
Unknown Silver - Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091538)
Upper Russel Gulch
Wherry High Bar Occurrence

Latitude: 39°45'53"N
Longitude: 105°29'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.764722222222,-105.48666666667

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Botryogen	Brannerite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite
Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Johannite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meta-autunite
Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zippeite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Mg O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Botryogen Brannerite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite
Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Johannite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Meta-autunite
Mica Minium Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Titanite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zippeite Zircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cordierite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Dumontite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Epsomite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Franklinite ()*
Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hawleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Microcline ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Petzite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
Zincobotryogen ()*	Zincocopiapite ()*	Zippeite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	189072	2793
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	188909	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	188807,188868	2353
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O			1	188916	50
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	188807	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	188912	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	189144	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			9	188849,188896,188899,188939,188964,188976,188984,188985,189061	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	188807	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	188982	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	188868	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	188859,188868,188886	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	188932,188992,189024,189099	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	188868,189081	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			2	188868,189030	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	188807,189050,189076	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆			1	189106	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			5	188807,189047,189072,189081,189113	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	188859	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			8	188888,188966,188980,189031,189054,189082,189121,189129	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			4	188868,188932,188947,189024	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			6	188807,189045,189050,189080,189114,189233	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			59	188797,188807,188815,188849,188851,188860,188868,188871,188886,188896,188897,188898,188899,188906,188911,188925,188932,188935,188939,188944,188948,188953,188964,188973,188976,188982,188984,188985,188999,189019,189024,189030,189032,189033,189035,189038,189040,189044,189045,189047,189050,189056,189066,189072,189076,189081,189083,189098,189113,189114,189115,189118,189122,189123,189126,189129,189188,189226,189230	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			1	188999	162
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			3	188856,188868,189082	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	188807	3531
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			7	188859,188947,188988,189024,189039,189081,189122	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			7	188820,188822,189007,189011,189122,189170,189220	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	189081	136
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			2	188868,189144	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			4	188807,188969,189050,189114	4165
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	189144	327
Dumontite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)₃O₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O			1	188868	20
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			16	188807,188849,188876,188911,188932,188957,188968,189034,189044,189045,189048,189049,189079,189099,189125,189226	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	188855	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	188932,189081	484
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			4	188863,188864,188865,189222	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	188827	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			10	188849,188968,188970,188988,189007,189034,189099,189113,189114,189233	9617
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄			1	189061	52
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			73	188807,188815,188846,188849,188860,188868,188871,188878,188885,188886,188888,188893,188896,188897,188898,188899,188902,188906,188910,188911,188912,188925,188932,188944,188948,188953,188957,188965,188966,188968,188973,188980,188984,188985,188988,188989,189024,189028,189031,189032,189038,189040,189042,189043,189044,189045,189046,189047,189050,189054,189056,189066,189072,189076,189081,189083,189084,189086,189098,189113,189114,189115,189118,189119,189121,189122,189126,189128,189129,189162,189171,189226,189233	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	189144	178
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	73.7	58	83	188792,188794,188798,188799,188800,188803,188805,188809,188811,188815,188820,188822,188826,188830,188833,188835,188838,188840,188841,188842,188843,188844,188845,188863,188896,188897,188906,188911,188932,188935,188968,188970,189019,189024,189030,189050,189054,189070,189076,189078,189081,189086,189088,189089,189090,189091,189092,189093,189094,189095,189096,189099,189122,189129,189133,189149,189153,189154,189155,189156,189166,189167,189170,189171,189176,189177,189178,189181,189182,189184,189185,189186,189187,189188,189192,189196,189199,189202,189218,189220,189224,189237,189240	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	188897	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			4	188857,188859,188982,189024	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	189041,189215	6890
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS			1	189024	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	188807,188868,189177,189188	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	188868	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	189144	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)			1	188853	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			4	188932,189050,189081,189215	2228
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O			4	188868,189041,189113,189215	69
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	189050	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O			2	188885,189129	198
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	73.7	53	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	188807,188868,189144,189210	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	188807,188868,188886	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	188868,188898,189047	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			3	188859,188868,189039	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	188885	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			3	188885,189054,189129	443
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	189144,189231	4924
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	188868	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			6	188827,188847,188873,188963,188990,189087	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	188963	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			4	188868,188910,189003,189054	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			11	188868,188910,188963,189003,189007,189044,189045,189046,189054,189144,189210	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	189122	254
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	188868	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	189099	409
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	188857	170
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	188868	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	188855	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			2	188868,189072	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	188868	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	73.7	58	89	188797,188807,188815,188827,188833,188846,188849,188850,188851,188852,188858,188860,188868,188871,188886,188893,188896,188897,188898,188899,188906,188910,188911,188932,188935,188939,188948,188953,188957,188963,188964,188965,188968,188969,188973,188976,188982,188984,188985,188988,188989,188999,189004,189007,189019,189024,189028,189030,189032,189033,189034,189035,189040,189042,189043,189044,189045,189046,189047,189048,189049,189050,189054,189056,189066,189070,189076,189080,189081,189098,189099,189104,189113,189114,189115,189118,189121,189122,189123,189125,189126,189128,189129,189155,189171,189177,189188,189226,189230	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	189024,189050	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			62	188797,188807,188827,188849,188850,188860,188868,188871,188886,188896,188897,188898,188899,188906,188910,188911,188932,188935,188939,188953,188963,188973,188980,188984,188985,188988,189007,189019,189024,189028,189030,189032,189035,189044,189045,189046,189047,189048,189049,189050,189054,189070,189072,189080,189081,189099,189104,189113,189114,189115,189118,189119,189125,189126,189129,189144,189188,189210,189213,189216,189230,189233	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			7	188932,188953,189007,189113,189114,189226,189233	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	189144	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	188855,188858	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			5	188886,188973,189024,189113,189177	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			3	188886,189019,189144	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	73.7	58	49	188798,188799,188800,188805,188815,188822,188830,188833,188838,188840,188841,188842,188843,188844,188845,188878,188909,188970,189072,189078,189086,189088,189089,189090,189091,189092,189093,189094,189095,189149,189153,189156,189161,189167,189170,189171,189176,189177,189178,189181,189182,189184,189185,189186,189192,189196,189220,189224,189237	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			3	188859,188982,189129	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			66	188807,188849,188857,188859,188860,188868,188871,188885,188886,188893,188896,188897,188898,188899,188902,188906,188910,188911,188925,188932,188935,188939,188944,188953,188957,188965,188966,188969,188973,188982,188984,188985,188988,188989,189024,189028,189032,189038,189040,189042,189043,189044,189045,189046,189047,189050,189054,189056,189066,189072,189076,189081,189083,189086,189098,189113,189114,189115,189118,189119,189121,189122,189126,189129,189226,189233	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	189144	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	188912	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	189099	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			2	189030,189099	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			13	188906,188999,189024,189028,189030,189032,189044,189045,189050,189113,189114,189226,189230	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			6	188890,188990,189028,189069,189079,189121	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			16	188807,188860,188896,188897,188899,188911,188953,188968,188988,189024,189030,189072,189099,189125,189162,189230	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	188807	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			8	188868,188886,188902,188910,189003,189045,189054,189113	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			37	188806,188839,188849,188876,188885,188886,188893,188894,188897,188898,188902,188910,188926,188935,188980,188992,189019,189028,189032,189043,189044,189045,189047,189050,189054,189056,189060,189079,189080,189096,189100,189113,189114,189128,189129,189230,189231	2718
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	188982	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	188807	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			5	188895,188930,188949,188977,188981	939
Zincobotryogen ()*	Botryogen	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O			2	188859,189039	7
Zincocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	ZnFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	189215	11
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄			7	188859,188868,189041,189045,189050,189080,189215	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	188807,189100,189144	5251

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-32755	68	58	63±5	32755	113456	Jess Lode, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32758	68	58	63±5	32758	113456	Jess Lode, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-128220	63	53	58±5	128220	113318	Big Bertha, Michigan Hill, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32680	68	58	63±5	32680	113553	Rooks County Occurrence, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32764	73.7	60.3	67±6.7	32764	113553	Rooks County Occurrence, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32790	68	58	63±5	32790	113553	Rooks County Occurrence, Apex District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32776	68	58	63±5	32776	113575	Star, Boulder Co. Tungsten District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-32771	68	58	63±5	32771	113487	Manchester, Nederland District, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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