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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Erionite	Feldspar	Malachite
Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	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 C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb Pt S Sb Si Te Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Erionite Feldspar Malachite
Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite
Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erionite-K ()*	Erionite-Na ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Petzite ()*
Platinum ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Roscoelite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Valentinite ()*	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			3	255141,255465,255523	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	255246	3419
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			6	255245,255265,255479,255496,255525,255554	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	255103,255667	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	255424	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	166	150	21	255028,255029,255031,255034,255042,255043,255050,255061,255064,255065,255086,255104,255115,255116,255120,255220,255221,255230,255475,255481,255496	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	255245,255249,255263,255352	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			5	255244,255246,255326,255350,255483	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			30	255006,255034,255043,255049,255051,255083,255115,255119,255132,255153,255195,255246,255265,255276,255284,255350,255352,255424,255461,255465,255467,255475,255481,255483,255595,255706,255713,255771,255774,255785	27770
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			2	254987,255739	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			5	255246,255263,255272,255342,255350	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	270	150	77	254970,254973,254982,254997,255028,255029,255031,255034,255042,255043,255050,255061,255064,255065,255071,255086,255104,255115,255117,255120,255122,255128,255129,255168,255179,255182,255190,255195,255196,255198,255215,255217,255220,255221,255230,255241,255245,255249,255254,255256,255263,255265,255270,255276,255277,255284,255301,255303,255305,255306,255309,255315,255322,255326,255341,255343,255348,255350,255351,255352,255354,255375,255460,255461,255465,255475,255481,255483,255553,255593,255601,255602,255631,255698,255709,255771,255776	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			18	254977,255067,255139,255144,255150,255151,255242,255370,255549,255550,255551,255640,255641,255642,255643,255644,255645,255682	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			8	255244,255246,255247,255260,255265,255350,255358,255605	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	255363,255684,255685	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			9	255043,255143,255144,255269,255524,255639,255680,255682,255794	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	255086	966
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			1	255179	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			4	255244,255246,255263,255272	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	255326	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	255176,255246,255272	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	255151,255306,255309	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			9	255244,255246,255313,255350,255483,255593,255595,255774,255778	8173
Erionite-K ()*	Erionite	K₁₀[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O			1	255589	22
Erionite-Na ()*	Erionite	Na₁₀[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O			1	255236	13
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	255483	345
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			39	254970,255062,255115,255117,255119,255120,255122,255128,255129,255138,255168,255179,255182,255195,255196,255198,255256,255276,255284,255301,255306,255309,255326,255459,255460,255461,255465,255472,255475,255480,255481,255494,255496,255516,255525,255532,255631,255785,255791	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			1	255086	131
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	166	127	37	254972,254976,254977,254988,254995,255003,255034,255065,255075,255080,255109,255140,255141,255153,255168,255179,255225,255253,255265,255269,255276,255284,255303,255313,255316,255321,255328,255458,255525,255544,255632,255698,255771,255772,255783,255789,255792	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	255083,255156,255516,255573	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			2	255179,255496	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	254977,255313	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	255245	2228
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	255739	230
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	254977,255313	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			19	254973,254997,255174,255190,255244,255245,255246,255247,255260,255265,255270,255272,255341,255351,255352,255358,255519,255597,255709	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			7	255307,255402,255428,255434,255435,255444,255679	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	166	150	15	255028,255029,255031,255034,255042,255043,255050,255061,255064,255065,255086,255104,255220,255221,255230	5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	255424	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			10	255099,255114,255126,255252,255483,255487,255571,255593,255602,255605	5800
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	255424	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			20	254970,255043,255117,255119,255120,255127,255129,255156,255240,255461,255481,255483,255496,255554,255593,255698,255713,255771,255785,255792	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			4	255144,255235,255236,255589	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	255360	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			2	255179,255182	409
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	255313	485
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	255496	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	255492	494
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	166	127	2	255043,255458	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	270	150	128	254973,254982,254990,254997,255006,255026,255028,255029,255031,255034,255038,255039,255042,255043,255046,255047,255048,255049,255050,255051,255056,255058,255059,255060,255061,255062,255063,255064,255065,255071,255086,255090,255097,255104,255114,255115,255116,255117,255119,255120,255122,255125,255126,255127,255128,255129,255141,255143,255151,255156,255168,255173,255174,255182,255185,255186,255190,255193,255195,255196,255197,255198,255209,255214,255215,255217,255218,255220,255221,255222,255228,255230,255241,255245,255254,255263,255265,255270,255276,255277,255284,255299,255301,255303,255306,255315,255326,255341,255348,255349,255350,255351,255352,255354,255375,255460,255461,255462,255465,255467,255472,255475,255478,255479,255480,255481,255494,255495,255496,255500,255525,255532,255553,255554,255569,255593,255595,255601,255602,255604,255680,255709,255771,255774,255778,255780,255785,255791	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	255307,255402,255679	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	255326,255792	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	270	150	136	254973,254974,254976,254990,255004,255006,255020,255026,255028,255029,255031,255034,255039,255040,255042,255043,255046,255047,255048,255049,255050,255051,255056,255058,255059,255061,255063,255064,255065,255071,255086,255090,255097,255104,255114,255115,255116,255117,255119,255120,255125,255126,255127,255129,255132,255134,255141,255144,255152,255153,255156,255168,255174,255185,255190,255193,255195,255197,255198,255209,255214,255215,255217,255218,255220,255221,255222,255225,255230,255235,255236,255240,255241,255245,255246,255254,255256,255263,255265,255269,255270,255276,255277,255284,255301,255303,255305,255306,255309,255322,255326,255343,255348,255350,255351,255352,255402,255424,255434,255444,255460,255461,255465,255467,255472,255475,255479,255481,255483,255495,255496,255516,255519,255524,255525,255544,255554,255579,255593,255595,255601,255602,255604,255680,255682,255706,255713,255759,255771,255772,255776,255780,255785,255789,255791,255792	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	255679	969
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	255034,255061,255064	253
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			10	254970,255132,255133,255134,255288,255368,255500,255706,255713,255771	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	255481	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	255244,255523	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	270	270	34	254970,254973,255043,255065,255115,255117,255119,255120,255122,255125,255128,255129,255138,255168,255179,255182,255195,255241,255276,255284,255301,255326,255348,255352,255461,255465,255472,255475,255481,255496,255525,255569,255631,255785	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	254987	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	166	150	24	254970,254987,254990,255028,255029,255031,255034,255042,255043,255050,255061,255064,255065,255086,255104,255201,255220,255221,255230,255680,255707,255713,255739,255759	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	255179	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			2	255179,255182	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	255103,255306,255496	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	255138	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	270	150	30	255028,255029,255031,255034,255042,255043,255050,255061,255064,255065,255086,255104,255138,255152,255153,255168,255179,255217,255220,255221,255230,255348,255460,255465,255475,255480,255481,255496,255525,255713	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	255424	452
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	255739	369
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	255313	5251

10 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	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-03621	166	150	158±8	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock			53513	Argonaut Mine (Wilmot; Hemler; George E), Bourne (Cracker City), Cracker Creek District (Sumpter District; Bourne District; McCully District), Blue Mts, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
NAVDAT-14928	290	206	248±42				14928		252587	Marble Point, Cracker Creek District (Sumpter District; Bourne District; McCully District), Blue Mts, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9204	290	206	248±42				9204		151280	Richmond Occurrence, Bonanza District (Geiser District), Baker Co., Oregon, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-14927	290	206	248±42				14927		149868	Lake Creek Gold Prospect, Cracker Creek District (Sumpter District; Bourne District; McCully District), Baker Co., Oregon, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
vms-01070	270	270	Permian					S	149618	Iron Dike, Iron Dyke District (Homestead District), Baker Co., Oregon, USA	Iron Dyke	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
USGS-Rb-Sr-03596	164	130	147±17	Rb-Sr		whole rock			150337	Midas Occurrence, Rock Creek District, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03597	166	150	158±8	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock			150337	Midas Occurrence, Rock Creek District, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03598	151.93	137.93	144.93±7	Rb-Sr		whole rock			150337	Midas Occurrence, Rock Creek District, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03622	139	127	133±6	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	whole rock			150337	Midas Occurrence, Rock Creek District, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03623	139	127	133±6	Rb-Sr	initial age disturbed by later metamorphism	biotite			150337	Midas Occurrence, Rock Creek District, Baker Co., Oregon, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070585	Standard Consolidated Mine, Sumpter, Cracker Creek District (Sumpter District; Bourne District; McCully District), Blue Mts, Baker Co., Oregon, USA	https://rruff.info/R070585

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