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Locality Name:
Nebraska, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 323
Youngest recorded age at locality: 323

mindat Locality ID: 17214
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17214.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nebraska, USA": 279
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 194

Number of Child Localities: 92
Child Localities:
Adams Co.
Antelope Co.
Arthur Co.
Banner Co.
Blaine Co.
Boone Co.
Box Butte Co.
Boyd Co.
Brown Co.
Buffalo Co.
Burt Co.
Butler Co.
Cass Co.
Cedar Co.
Chase Co.
Cherry Co.
Cheyenne Co.
Clay Co.
Colfax Co.
Cuming Co.
Custer Co.
Dakota Co.
Dawes Co.
Dawson Co.
Deuel Co.
Dixon Co.
Dodge Co.
Douglas Co.
Dundy Co.
Fillmore Co.
Franklin Co.
Frontier Co.
Furnas Co.
Gage Co.
Garden Co.
Garfield Co.
Gosper Co.
Grant Co.
Greeley Co.
Hall Co.
Harlan Co.
Hayes Co.
Hitchcock Co.
Holt Co.
Hooker Co.
Howard Co.
Jefferson Co.
Johnson Co.
Kearney Co.
Keith Co.
Keya Paha Co.
Kimball Co.
Knox Co.
Lancaster Co.
Lincoln Co.
Logan Co.
Loup Co.
Madison Co.
McPherson Co.
Merrick Co.
Morrill Co.
Nance Co.
Nemaha Co.
Nuckolls Co.
Otoe Co.
Pawnee Co.
Perkins Co.
Phelps Co.
Pierce Co.
Platte Co.
Polk Co.
Red Willow Co.
Richardson Co.
Rock Co.
Saline Co.
Sarpy Co.
Saunders Co.
Scotts Bluff Co.
Seward Co.
Sheridan Co.
Sherman Co.
Sioux Co.
Stanton Co.
Thayer Co.
Thomas Co.
Thurston Co.
Valley Co.
Washington Co.
Wayne Co.
Webster Co.
Wheeler Co.
York Co.

Latitude: 41°10'40"N
Longitude: 98°49'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.177777777778,-98.827222222222

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	Amarantite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite
Chevkinite	Chlorite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite
Sulphur	Tridymite	Vivianite	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: Al Au Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amarantite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite
Chevkinite Chlorite Clay Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite
Sulphur Tridymite Vivianite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bayerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coffinite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*
Coquimbite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epsomite ()*
Felsőbányaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Isocubanite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lechatelierite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Meta-alunogen ()*	Metahohmannite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*	Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sabugalite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Slavíkite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*
Vashegyite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vivianite ()*

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
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	234326	312
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	234341,234419	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			2	234443,234496	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	323	323	1	234447	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	323	323	3	234446,234447,234555	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			3	234377,234488,234571	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			5	234333,234384,234401,234500,234506	3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	234564	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	234359	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	323	323	15	234327,234328,234334,234336,234383,234397,234399,234401,234405,234417,234418,234446,234447,234458,234468	11547
Bayerite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	234341	15
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	323	323	35	234328,234331,234333,234334,234339,234341,234360,234361,234362,234394,234395,234396,234397,234401,234417,234442,234447,234462,234484,234494,234496,234498,234504,234505,234530,234531,234537,234546,234549,234551,234555,234558,234563,234568,234580	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	234359	1184
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			6	234358,234400,234402,234491,234555,234558	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	323	323	3	234327,234446,234447	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			8	234348,234350,234356,234424,234427,234564,234576,234582	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	323	323	1	234447	1756
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			1	234364	566
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			3	234443,234496,234511	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			4	234350,234356,234397,234576	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	234443	136
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	234326	157
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	323	323	8	234328,234331,234334,234358,234446,234447,234553,234581	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	234326	944
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	234496	484
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O			3	234341,234419,234496	66
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	323	323	1	234447	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	323	323	3	234401,234446,234447	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	234569	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	323	323	2	234446,234447	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	234341	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	323	323	8	234393,234442,234447,234465,234539,234552,234563,234576	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	234465	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			15	234328,234341,234358,234359,234374,234386,234419,234421,234443,234496,234504,234505,234530,234553,234563	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	234469	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			7	234464,234496,234497,234511,234514,234517,234542	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	323	323	4	234446,234447,234463,234494	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	323	323	7	234348,234350,234356,234424,234447,234564,234576	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			8	234348,234350,234356,234424,234427,234564,234576,234582	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			3	234356,234424,234427	191
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	234373,234515	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	323	323	3	234341,234373,234446	5591
Lechatelierite ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂			1	234565	62
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	234356	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	323	323	2	234447,234576	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	323	323	20	234324,234333,234334,234383,234392,234397,234429,234441,234445,234460,234468,234492,234503,234512,234526,234530,234558,234576,234580,234581	5674
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	234564	230
Meta-alunogen ()*	None	Al₂(SO₄)₃·14H₂O			1	234443	8
Metahohmannite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	234443	9
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	323	323	3	234446,234447,234493	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	323	323	1	234447	884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			25	234317,234318,234319,234343,234345,234346,234347,234353,234355,234358,234370,234371,234376,234378,234388,234390,234416,234420,234455,234456,234485,234487,234544,234553,234558	2994
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	234443	30
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			1	234489	46
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	323	323	2	234446,234447	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	234564	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	323	323	14	234324,234331,234333,234334,234397,234417,234443,234446,234447,234468,234496,234514,234536,234580	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			4	234347,234416,234460,234538	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	323	323	103	234310,234321,234324,234325,234337,234338,234342,234345,234346,234353,234358,234359,234362,234363,234366,234368,234369,234370,234371,234376,234378,234379,234385,234389,234393,234394,234395,234397,234399,234400,234401,234407,234414,234415,234420,234439,234442,234444,234446,234447,234449,234452,234453,234454,234458,234460,234461,234462,234463,234465,234472,234473,234474,234479,234483,234486,234487,234491,234492,234493,234494,234502,234504,234505,234506,234508,234509,234510,234513,234514,234516,234521,234524,234525,234526,234527,234528,234529,234531,234534,234535,234539,234540,234541,234542,234543,234544,234545,234546,234548,234549,234552,234553,234554,234556,234558,234559,234561,234562,234563,234568,234571,234574	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	234496	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	323	323	1	234447	5614
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O			1	234362	87
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	234326	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	234357,234439	6417
Slavíkite ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₃O)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈·98H₂O			1	234496	44
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	323	323	5	234334,234397,234446,234447,234514	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	234550	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			4	234350,234356,234424,234582	703
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	234564	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			9	234326,234348,234350,234356,234424,234427,234564,234576,234582	1044
Vashegyite ()*	None	Al₁₁(PO₄)₉(OH)₆·38H₂O			2	234341,234419	28
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	323	323	1	234446	652
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	234318	636

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	ree-00656	323	323	Pre- Pennsylvanian											219396	Elk Creek Carbonatite, Elk Creek, Johnson Co., Nebraska, USA	Elk Creek	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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