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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	Aluminite	Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Cobaltite	Copiapite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stannite	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Vivianite
Wavellite	Wurtzite

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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Aluminite Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Cobaltite Copiapite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epsomite
Gypsum Kaolinite Kieserite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Millerite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stannite Starkeyite Sulphur Vivianite
Wavellite Wurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Aluminite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diadochite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Starkeyite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

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
Aluminite ()*	Aluminite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄·7H₂O	68	64	2	225390,225398	78
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	68	64	4	225364,225390,225416,225435	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	68	64	2	225390,225402	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	68	64	1	225390	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	68	64	1	225390	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	68	64	2	225390,225409	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	68	64	1	225390	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	68	64	106	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225372,225373,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225396,225397,225398,225400,225401,225402,225403,225406,225407,225408,225410,225414,225415,225416,225417,225418,225419,225421,225422,225423,225424,225430,225435,225437,225438,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	68	64	1	225390	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	68	64	8	225364,225376,225379,225390,225416,225426,225430,225435	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	68	64	1	225390	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	68	64	84	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225401,225416,225430,225435,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	68	64	1	225430	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	68	64	1	225390	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	68	64	1	225398	966
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	68	64	1	225390	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	68	64	1	225390	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	68	64	1	225390	2970
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O	68	64	1	225390	81
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	68	64	1	225385	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	68	64	85	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225372,225373,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225401,225416,225430,225435,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	68	64	1	225390	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	68	64	1	225390	484
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	68	64	91	225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225357,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225401,225402,225405,225409,225416,225425,225426,225430,225431,225435,225437,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	68	64	1	225390	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	68	64	3	225390,225437,225438	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	68	64	7	225390,225398,225409,225412,225427,225437,225444	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	68	64	1	225390	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	68	64	1	225390	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	68	64	3	225390,225399,225416	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	68	64	1	225390	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	68	64	1	225390	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	68	64	1	225390	5591
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	68	64	1	225390	97
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	68	64	1	225390	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	68	64	1	225390	987
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	68	64	1	225390	198
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	68	64	1	225390	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	68	64	88	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225401,225405,225409,225411,225416,225423,225426,225430,225435,225439,225440,225441,225442,225444,225445,225446	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	68	64	1	225390	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	68	64	1	225390	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	68	64	1	225390	1107
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	68	64	2	225390,225398	99
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	68	64	1	225390	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	68	64	85	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225358,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225387,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225416,225426,225430,225435,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	68	64	1	225390	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	68	64	5	225364,225390,225397,225416,225435	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	68	64	58	225314,225316,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225354,225365,225366,225367,225368,225370,225375,225376,225379,225380,225382,225383,225390,225394,225398,225426,225430,225439,225440,225441,225442,225444	61156
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	68	64	11	225364,225376,225379,225390,225398,225412,225416,225420,225427,225430,225435	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	68	64	88	225314,225315,225316,225317,225318,225319,225320,225321,225322,225323,225324,225325,225326,225327,225328,225329,225330,225331,225332,225333,225334,225335,225336,225337,225338,225339,225340,225341,225342,225343,225344,225345,225346,225347,225349,225350,225351,225352,225353,225354,225358,225359,225360,225361,225362,225363,225364,225365,225366,225367,225368,225369,225370,225371,225374,225375,225376,225377,225378,225379,225380,225381,225382,225383,225384,225385,225386,225388,225389,225390,225394,225398,225405,225409,225416,225418,225426,225430,225435,225437,225439,225440,225441,225442,225443,225444,225445,225446	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	68	64	1	225390	79
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	68	64	1	225390	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	68	64	1	225390	139
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	68	64	1	225390	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	68	64	1	225390	374
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	68	64	4	225390,225398,225405,225426	372

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
	G28_795_001	68	64	66±2	U-Pb			calcite			Yes	Calcite			12395	Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA	Picher field	Coveney et al. (2000)		G28_795

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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