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Locality Name:
San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 22058
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22058.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Miguel Co., Colorado, USA": 915
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 884

Number of Child Localities: 41
Child Localities:
Black Bear Mine (Idarado Mining Company Properties)
Bull Canyon
Bull Pen Canyon
Cedar
Chinle Formation
Coltoc Mine
Dolores River
Dori Mine
Early Morn Claims
Easton B Mine
Gypsum Valley District
Indian Springs
Klondike District
Little Cone
Lode Claims; Lost Brothers
Lower San Miguel District
McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area
Morrison Formation
Mount Wilson District
Naturita Ridge Area
Ophir District (Iron Springs District)
Ouray District (Uncompahgre District)
Prospects (MRDS - 10018423)
San Juan Mine
San Juan Mts
Slick Rock District
Synderville District (Cedar District)
Telluride District
Twin Cedars No. 1-4 Occurrence
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018433)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018441)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018452)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018631)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10264981)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018443)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018444)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018509)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018514)
Unknown Vanadium - Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091508)
Uravan District
Veta Mad; Georgeto; Indian Henry; Uncle Sam; Eclipse

Latitude: 37°57'35"N
Longitude: 108°10'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.959722222222,-108.17777777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Pb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAjoiteAluniteAmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDelrioiteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFluorite
FritzscheiteGypsumHalotrichiteHewettiteJohanniteKaoliniteLillianiteMalachiteMandarinoiteMathesiusite
MeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMiniumMolybdeniteNeyiteNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePascoite
PavonitePerovskitePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStraczekiteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianite
VolborthiteWollastoniteZippeiteZircon

155 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Ammoniolasalite  (*)Ammoniomathesiusite  (*)Ammoniozippeite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andersonite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Burroite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calciodelrioite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)Chalconatronite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Corvusite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dawsonite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duttonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Eskimoite  (*)Eucairite  (*)Fernandinite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fervanite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gunterite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hendersonite  (*)Hewettite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Huemulite  (*)Hughesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Johannite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kokinosite  (*)Lillianite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mandarinoite  (*)Manganite  (*)Martyite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Matildite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)Metamunirite  (*)Metarossite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)
Montroseite  (*)Munirite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nashite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Navajoite  (*)Neyite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Okieite  (*)
Paramontroseite  (*)Pascoite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Pintadoite  (*)Platinum  (*)Polybasite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rakovanite  (*)Rauvite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rossite  (*)Schindlerite  (*)Selenium  (*)Sherwoodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Simplotite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Steigerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Sylvanite  (*)Tangeite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uroxite  (*)Vikingite  (*)
Volborthite  (*)Wernerbaurite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zippeite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2196948,1970602793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31196916315
Ammoniolasalite  (*)Pascoite[(NH4)2Mg2(H2O)20]·[V10O28]11969971
Ammoniomathesiusite  (*)Mathesiusite(NH4)5(UO2)4(SO4)4(VO5)·4H2O11969971
Ammoniozippeite  (*)Zippeite(NH4)2[(UO2)2(SO4)O2]·H2O11969974
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11969961627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22196785,1970002162
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O2196997,19700147
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11969162734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2196801,1969161588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211970603092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2196741,196744445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3196793,196795,1970609052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11967411272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24196741,196743,197000,1973825509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15196661,196663,196680,196681,196682,196741,196743,196779,196793,196802,196867,196871,196916,197000,19706011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11968821966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1196920716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46196681,196740,196743,196744,196988,1970005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62196661,1970501633
Burroite  (*)PascoiteCa2(NH4)2(V10O28)·15H2O11969971
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21196916361
Calciodelrioite  (*)DelrioiteCa(VO3)2·4H2O002197012,1970544
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22196663,196680,196681,196682,196740,196741,196743,196779,196785,196790,196794,196867,196880,196916,196927,196944,196977,197000,197054,197058,197060,19706127770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O119735488
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O36196658,196659,196661,196671,196675,196676,196698,196706,196722,196739,196740,196998,196999,197000,197002,197010,197013,197014,197016,197018,197020,197030,197032,197033,197050,197052,197148,197172,197175,197227,197268,197274,197470,197484,197558,1975691184
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S41196916154
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2196681,1970541252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3196685,196802,1969764979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O4196793,196795,196920,197050925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S8196681,196741,196779,196988,197000,197018,197035,1970605707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O2196997,19747440
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O119700123
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216196741,196743,196779,196786,196811,196861,196867,196869,196882,196916,196945,196961,196988,197000,197060,19706127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411969203902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3196688,197000,197125281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811969161756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O7196675,196741,196743,196744,197000,197018,197032566
Copper  (*)CopperCu2196681,1970603846
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O8196672,196673,196675,196997,197000,197050,197054,19714579
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11969884165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11966662970
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)2119691690
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1197354366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2196916,1970001027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611969164135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23196698,196873,1970009895
Duttonite  (*)NoneV4+O(OH)211970337
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11969168173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2196740,196741814
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36119691620
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe119700054
Fernandinite  (*)Straczekite(Ca,Na,K)0.9(V5+,V4+,Fe2+,Ti)8O20·4H2O2197032,1971457
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O3196740,196869,196977345
Fervanite  (*)NoneFe3+4V5+4O16·5H2O3196670,196673,19748210
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23196801,196916,1969809617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S124196802,196861,196976,197061663
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S18119691643
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27196688,196740,196741,196743,196791,196802,196811,196861,196867,196869,196871,196873,196880,196882,196916,196927,196944,196945,196960,196961,196976,196980,197000,197059,197060,197061,19712524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11968017437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26196667,196696,196712,196731,196741,196751,196772,196773,196775,196776,196780,196789,196790,196793,196794,196795,196832,196870,196873,196916,196920,196927,196973,196980,197060,19706130554
Gunterite  (*)PascoiteNa4Ca[V10O28]·20H2O0011970541
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S61196916113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O8196661,196673,197000,197012,197027,197054,197060,1974276890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1197050409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33196867,196916,19698814640
Hendersonite  (*)HewettiteCa1.3(V5+,V4+)6O16·6H2O3197012,197050,1971395
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O3197050,197054,19748258
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S9119691666
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)2196869,196916469
Huemulite  (*)PascoiteNa4MgV5+10O28·24H2O3197012,197054,19747416
Hughesite  (*)PascoiteNa3AlV10O28·22H2O003197012,197054,1974744
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33196920,196988,1970005433
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)1196741123
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611968012228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O119707369
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS21196741102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411969165591
Kokinosite  (*)PascoiteNa2Ca2(V10O28)·24H2O0011970121
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS61196916128
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43196867,196916,19692014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26196661,196681,196741,196743,197000,19738212537
Mandarinoite  (*)MandarinoiteFe3+2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O119747414
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1196663770
Martyite  (*)VolborthiteZn3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O0011969974
Massicot  (*)NonePbO0202
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21196916252
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O3196661,197050,19714556
Metamunirite  (*)NoneNaV5+O3004196672,196997,197001,19703214
Metarossite  (*)NoneCaV5+2O6·2H2O8196661,196997,197001,197012,197050,197054,197123,19714534
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1196741443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O5196661,196669,196997,197050,197146129
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41196685247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24196678,196740,196741,1968695800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31196869140
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)9196675,196740,196752,196997,197000,197032,197034,197054,197145136
Munirite  (*)NoneNaV5+O3·1.9H2O11970545
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)27196698,196740,196744,196869,196916,197000,19705917380
Nashite  (*)PascoiteNa3Ca2[(V4+V5+9)O28]·24H2O11970122
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61196801254
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1197000192
Navajoite  (*)Ajoite(V5+,Fe3+)10O24·12H2O119699711
Neyite  (*)NeyiteAg2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68119691612
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1196683471
Okieite  (*)PascoiteMg3[V10O28]·28H2O11969972
Paramontroseite  (*)RamsdelliteVO24197032,197054,197145,19735439
Pascoite  (*)PascoiteCa3V5+10O28·17H2O12196661,196675,196722,196997,197000,197001,197012,197032,197050,197054,197145,19735478
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5119688272
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]2196948,197060249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21196916409
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1196916260
Pintadoite  (*)NoneCa2V5+2O7·9H2O119703211
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1196920485
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2197058,197060716
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1197012494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS34196944,196960,196973,197060733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32196880,1970601425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219196740,196789,196790,196791,196793,196794,196795,196861,196867,196869,196873,196916,196944,196945,196961,197000,197060,197061,19726439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO25196663,196680,196681,196682,1968003106
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO31196916147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO234196698,196743,196789,196790,196793,196794,196795,196802,196832,196861,196867,196869,196870,196871,196873,196880,196888,196889,196916,196920,196927,196945,196960,196961,196976,196977,196980,196996,196997,197000,197050,197058,197059,19706061156
Rakovanite  (*)Pascoite(NH4)3Na3[V10O28]·12H2O003197012,197032,1970544
Rauvite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2V10O28·16H2O119667532
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)6196880,196916,196970,197058,197060,1970611711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2196916,197060969
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28196657,196671,196688,196740,196752,196988,197032,197569253
Rossite  (*)NoneCa(VO3)2·4H2O8196661,196997,197001,197012,197050,197054,197123,19714529
Schindlerite  (*)Pascoite{(NH4)4Na2(H2O)10}{V10O28}0011970121
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe3197000,197018,197033143
Sherwoodite  (*)NoneCa5.5(AlV4+V5+12O39)·28H2O4196706,197054,197145,19735420
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2196801,1970606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg6196741,196793,196980,197059,197060,1970615186
Simplotite  (*)NoneCaV4+4O9·5H2O2196997,1970339
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32196741,196744531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22196690,196694,196740,196743,196789,196790,196791,196793,196794,196795,196814,196867,196869,196916,196945,196960,196961,196970,196980,197059,197060,19706121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411967881934
Steigerite  (*)NoneAl(VO4)·3H2O2196672,19667310
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS44196944,196976,197059,197060586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33196789,196793,1968713418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1196916332
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe41197060337
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)119697760
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134196743,196944,196960,1970601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1310196741,196743,196789,196793,196802,196811,196916,196948,197060,1970615317
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O9196669,196675,196740,197000,197034,197050,197148,197364,197558628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO216196658,196675,196676,196739,196740,196741,196742,196743,196744,196778,196999,197013,197020,197032,197050,1971722718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1196741890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O2196997,19707394
Uroxite  (*)Oxalate[(UO2)2(C2O4)(OH)2(H2O)2]·H2O11969972
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30119691627
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O9196661,196681,196997,197000,197018,197027,197354,197382,197427155
Wernerbaurite  (*)Pascoite{(NH4)2[Ca2(H2O)14](H2O)2}{V10O28}0011970121
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311968011247
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42196997,197073175
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3196815,196916,1969301025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130080Sunday Mine, Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130080


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