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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

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 Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Malachite Marcasite Mica
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Platinum ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	135594	3419
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			5	135528,135529,135612,135658,135726	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			16	135502,135529,135568,135575,135591,135630,135645,135666,135683,135684,135696,135704,135714,135718,135726,135733	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			14	135489,135494,135610,135614,135640,135641,135642,135654,135656,135661,135670,135671,135682,135712	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	135489	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	135560	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			13	135524,135568,135601,135610,135654,135655,135659,135661,135662,135664,135670,135682,135701	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			8	135528,135529,135622,135658,135664,135671,135701,135733	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			8	135535,135669,135671,135673,135674,135676,135696,135718	5171
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	135725	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			4	135531,135654,135656,135731	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	390	390	48	135489,135497,135506,135514,135523,135524,135531,135534,135535,135546,135547,135550,135568,135575,135578,135594,135605,135607,135610,135612,135618,135622,135629,135645,135646,135654,135655,135658,135659,135660,135661,135664,135678,135681,135683,135684,135687,135688,135696,135697,135704,135705,135711,135712,135714,135727,135730,135731	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	170	170	8	135516,135639,135715,135716,135717,135722,135723,135724	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	135705	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			3	135519,135535,135733	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	135495,135560	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	135654,135655	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	135610,135660	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	135731	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	135671	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	135529,135726,135733	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	390	390	8	135506,135514,135578,135594,135670,135671,135727,135730	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	135646,135650,135669,135673,135676	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			35	135486,135489,135494,135502,135506,135531,135535,135541,135545,135546,135575,135578,135605,135607,135612,135629,135645,135651,135652,135658,135659,135661,135662,135667,135678,135682,135683,135684,135689,135691,135713,135718,135730,135733,135740	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	135729	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			131	135487,135488,135490,135491,135492,135493,135495,135496,135498,135499,135500,135501,135503,135505,135507,135508,135509,135510,135512,135513,135515,135516,135517,135518,135519,135520,135521,135524,135525,135526,135527,135528,135529,135530,135532,135533,135535,135536,135537,135538,135539,135540,135541,135542,135543,135548,135549,135550,135551,135552,135554,135555,135556,135557,135558,135559,135560,135561,135563,135564,135565,135566,135567,135569,135570,135571,135572,135573,135574,135575,135576,135577,135579,135580,135581,135583,135584,135585,135586,135587,135588,135589,135590,135591,135592,135593,135595,135596,135597,135598,135600,135602,135604,135606,135607,135608,135609,135611,135613,135615,135616,135617,135619,135620,135621,135623,135624,135625,135626,135627,135628,135630,135631,135632,135633,135634,135635,135636,135638,135703,135704,135725,135726,135728,135732,135733,135734,135736,135737,135738,135739	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	135622	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	135622,135705	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			7	135528,135535,135560,135659,135707,135718,135735	14640
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	135531	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	135607,135718	5433
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	135725	230
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	390	390	21	135510,135512,135514,135518,135523,135534,135535,135551,135555,135560,135568,135576,135639,135675,135678,135697,135718,135719,135727,135731,135734	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			40	135489,135494,135502,135511,135522,135603,135610,135614,135640,135641,135642,135644,135646,135653,135654,135655,135656,135657,135658,135659,135661,135662,135663,135664,135665,135670,135671,135678,135682,135685,135687,135689,135690,135691,135694,135695,135701,135702,135706,135729	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	135643	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	135696	5674
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	135637	182
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	390	390	6	135497,135626,135696,135718,135727,135731	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	135672,135718	17380
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	135560	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	390	390	50	135486,135489,135502,135506,135510,135514,135523,135524,135528,135529,135531,135534,135535,135541,135545,135550,135560,135568,135576,135578,135591,135594,135605,135607,135612,135622,135629,135658,135666,135675,135677,135678,135679,135683,135684,135696,135698,135700,135703,135704,135706,135707,135713,135718,135727,135728,135729,135730,135734,135735	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	135643	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			9	135489,135497,135529,135546,135568,135645,135683,135696,135704	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			49	135489,135497,135522,135526,135527,135528,135529,135546,135550,135554,135560,135575,135591,135601,135603,135610,135612,135622,135626,135651,135652,135654,135655,135658,135659,135660,135662,135664,135666,135667,135682,135685,135689,135694,135696,135698,135701,135702,135703,135704,135705,135706,135707,135718,135725,135726,135729,135731,135733	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	135643	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	135618	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	135535,135672,135688,135696	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			4	135497,135535,135560,135607	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			4	135612,135667,135672,135704	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	135512	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			34	135486,135489,135502,135506,135531,135545,135568,135575,135578,135594,135605,135629,135645,135648,135650,135659,135660,135667,135670,135675,135678,135679,135683,135686,135688,135693,135696,135698,135700,135714,135719,135730,135736,135740	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	135725	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			18	135490,135512,135515,135527,135529,135537,135549,135553,135554,135560,135621,135626,135704,135725,135726,135728,135733,135735	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			6	135626,135658,135663,135685,135697,135701	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	135535	236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	135535	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	135671	2562

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01528_206_238	277	277	277	206_238		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01528_207_206	353	353	353	207_206		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01528_207_235	285	285	285	207_235		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01529_206_238	276	276	276	206_238		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01529_207_206	367	367	367	207_206		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01529_207_235	285	285	285	207_235		zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01530_206_238	268	268	268	206_238	age of volcanism	zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01530_207_206	378	378	378	207_206	age of volcanism	zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01530_207_235	279	279	279	207_235	age of volcanism	zircon	Zircon			201954	Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI139; West Of Upper Jones Creek), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
podchrome-00929	170	170	Permian-Jurassic (169-179 Ma 40Ar-39Ar)						Cr	201964	Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - BT011; Near Caribou Mountain), Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA	Caribou Mountain	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
PorphCu-00244	390	390	390					Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite	Cu	202772	Venus Prospect, Koyukuk District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA	Venus	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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