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.

Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Gadolinite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Milarite	Mordenite	Natrolite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Tridymite

Analcime ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Baryte ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Datolite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fayalite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laihunite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mercury ()*	Mesolite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Osumilite ()*	Osumilite-(Mg) ()*
Pararealgar ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Scolecite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tridymite ()*

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 As Au B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Aragonite Arsenic Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Gadolinite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Milarite Mordenite Natrolite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Tridymite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	9	260793,260817,260822,260847,260848,260850,260851,260852,260908	1627
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	260659,260668,260684	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	260846	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1	260856	379
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	260679,260690,260782,260810,260814	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	18	260620,260664,260703,260705,260720,260736,260751,260793,260804,260813,260817,260822,260847,260848,260849,260850,260851,260908	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	260720	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	50	260624,260630,260636,260637,260643,260654,260655,260658,260659,260661,260663,260664,260666,260668,260669,260677,260684,260689,260690,260691,260695,260696,260697,260700,260704,260707,260709,260710,260714,260715,260716,260719,260720,260723,260725,260726,260729,260731,260732,260734,260736,260738,260741,260742,260743,260745,260747,260749,260751,260753	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5	260619,260620,260621,260622,260831	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5	260764,260847,260848,260850,260851	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	260697	4165
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	2	260804,260813	498
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	260621	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	260643,260715,260719,260720,260728,260751	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	260720	8173
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	260820	371
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	40	260624,260630,260637,260643,260654,260655,260658,260659,260661,260663,260666,260668,260669,260677,260684,260689,260690,260691,260695,260704,260707,260709,260710,260714,260719,260720,260726,260729,260731,260734,260736,260738,260741,260743,260745,260747,260749,260751,260753,260754	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	260629,260675,260678,260685,260694,260720,260737	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	12	260643,260658,260665,260668,260703,260709,260710,260716,260720,260738,260749,260820	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	8	260621,260661,260664,260678,260690,260738,260788,260815	5591
Laihunite ()*	None	(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺, )₂(SiO₄)	1	260820	15
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	3	260765,260813,260822	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	260764	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	260621	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	260620,260683	5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1	260620	397
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	6	260817,260841,260847,260848,260849,260850	425
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	260620	255
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	3	260765,260804,260851	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	260620,260658	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	6	260793,260822,260850,260851,260852,260908	1236
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	4	260822,260847,260848,260851	471
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	2	260621,260856	511
Osumilite ()*	Milarite	KFe₂(Al₅Si₁₀)O₃₀	1	260820	15
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Milarite	KMg₂Al₃(Al₂Si₁₀)O₃₀	1	260820	42
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	1	260856	57
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	260820	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	69	260620,260621,260624,260630,260635,260636,260637,260638,260643,260651,260655,260658,260659,260661,260663,260664,260665,260666,260668,260673,260679,260680,260681,260683,260689,260690,260696,260697,260700,260702,260704,260705,260707,260708,260709,260710,260711,260712,260714,260715,260716,260719,260720,260723,260726,260728,260731,260732,260733,260734,260736,260738,260741,260745,260746,260747,260749,260750,260751,260754,260781,260783,260784,260785,260786,260810,260813,260822,260905	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	260851	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	70	260620,260621,260624,260628,260630,260635,260636,260637,260638,260643,260651,260654,260655,260658,260659,260661,260664,260665,260668,260669,260677,260680,260681,260689,260690,260691,260694,260695,260696,260697,260700,260703,260704,260709,260710,260711,260712,260713,260714,260715,260716,260719,260720,260725,260726,260728,260729,260732,260733,260736,260738,260741,260742,260743,260745,260747,260749,260750,260751,260753,260781,260783,260793,260804,260808,260810,260811,260831,260843,260856	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	3	260621,260843,260856	712
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	1	260849	390
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	260621	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	260620,260621	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	53	260624,260630,260636,260637,260643,260654,260655,260658,260659,260661,260663,260664,260666,260668,260669,260677,260684,260689,260690,260691,260695,260696,260700,260702,260703,260704,260707,260708,260709,260710,260714,260716,260719,260720,260723,260725,260726,260728,260729,260731,260732,260734,260736,260738,260741,260742,260743,260745,260747,260749,260751,260753,260754	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	1	260720	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	6	260621,260713,260720,260725,260741,260763	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	260624	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	5	260817,260822,260847,260848,260851	452
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	1	260820	458

9 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-29918	0.1	0.002	0.05+0.05/-0.048	29918	149453	Hermana Group, Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-18245	35	25	30±5	18245	151257	Reids Pit, Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-7854	45	35	40±5	7854	151469	Sears Road Pit, Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-7856	45	35	40±5	7856	152804	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10225393), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-7859	31	29	30.3+0.7/-1.3	7859	152804	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10225393), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-55409	10.98	10.66	10.82±0.16	55409	152936	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10281156), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-55412	35	17	26±9	55412	152936	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10281156), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-55413	35	17	26±9	55413	152936	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10281156), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-60147	25	17	21±4	60147	152936	Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Pit (MRDS - 10281156), Lane Co., Oregon, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-240	Obsidian Cliffs, North Sister Mountain, McKenzie Pass, Lane Co., Oregon, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-240
R050094	Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon, USA	https://rruff.info/R050094

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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