Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Converse Co., Wyoming, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 540
Youngest recorded age at locality: 540

mindat Locality ID: 22906
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22906.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Converse Co., Wyoming, USA": 282
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 269

Number of Child Localities: 153
Child Localities:
Ace No. 1 Claim
Albert Sims Fee Land Prospect
Amphibolite Dikes Of Igneous Origin
Badger Group
Badger Prospect
Beach Prospect
Betzer Lease
Big Five Prospect (Big Five Esterbrook)
Birthday Occurrence
Bob Cat Claims
Box Claims
Box Elder Area Occurrence
Box Nos. 1 - 11
Brantford Mormon Canyon Occurrence
Cactus 4 Claim
Cannonball No. 10 Occurrence
Cottonwood Creek Prospects
D-15 Claim
D-9 Claim
Deer Creek Mining District
Douglas Mining District
Dove
Esterbrook Mine
Esterbrook Mining District
Eureka Prospect - Esterbrook Area
Everett Simon & Joe Keenan Nos. 1 & 2 Occurrence
Faith No. 2 And No. 3 Prospect
Fox No. 8 And No. 10 Occurrence
French Joe Prospect
Glenrock No. 2
Henry Reese Fee Land Occurrence
Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District
Horseshoe Creek Occurrence
Jack Stany Claims
Jackalope Mine
Jackalope No. 13 Claim
Jan Claims 1-5
Jasper Mine (2)
Key Claims Mine
Koch Asbestos Deposit
La Prele Mining District
Lamb Claims
Lamb Lease
Lamb No. 3 Mine
Laramie Mts
Leila Buzz (Trading Post No. 1)
Lost Springs
Lost Springs District Prospect
Lost Springs Mining District
Lucky Ann No. 1 Occurrence
Lucky Ann No. 3
Lucky Lode Claim
Maggie Murphy Group
Maverick Claim
McCoun; Wells; And Rhoads Deposit
McGee Claim
Mesa No. 23 Occurrence
Mesa No. 4 Occurrence
Mesa No. 5 Prospect
Mesa No. 8 Prospect
Mica Pegmatite Prospect
Mickey 1
More Fee Claims
Mormon Canyon Occurrence
Morton Ranch No. 1
Morton Ranch Occurrence (MRDS - 10132732)
Olin Brothers Property
Open Pit Section 28-33 3-10
Open Pit Sections 28 And 33 (Bill Smith Open Pit)
Ross Anomaly Occurrence
Sand Creek Occurrence
Schundler-Glenrock Feldspar Pegmatite
Shawnee Creek Area
Sheep Mountain Mining District
Sheep Shed No. 5
Sheep Shed No. 8 Prospect
Smith Deposit
South Morton Mine
Southern Powder River Basin Mining District
Spring Nos. 1-14
Stardust Claim
Tenderfoot Group
Three Cripples Mine (Esterbrook - Three Cripples Mine)
Trail Creek Mine
Trail Creek Mine Area
Triangle Group
Turner Crest
Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10081048)
Unknown Asbestos Occurrence (MRDS - 10159793)
Unknown Beryllium Occurrence (MRDS - 10303350)
Unknown Chromium (MRDS - 10230131)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10157482)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10157724)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10206238; MRDS - 10206238)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10206297)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10206586)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10230004)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10231824)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10254209)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10254235)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10254891)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10303003)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10303283)
Unknown Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10303599)
Unknown Sodium Occurrence (MRDS - 10181884)
Unknown Sodium Occurrence (MRDS - 10205853)
Unknown Sodium Occurrence (MRDS - 10230073)
Unknown Stone Occurrence (MRDS - 10157672)
Unknown Tungsten Occurrence (MRDS - 10157553)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018941)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018943)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018948)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018952)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018956)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10108473)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10108474)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10108476)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10132736)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10229991)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10254213)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10303380)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018937)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018939)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018940)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018942)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018945)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018946)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018947)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018949)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018953)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018954)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018975)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018978)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018980)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018981)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10135259)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10157118)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10181480)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10181549)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10206183)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10206367)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10230384)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10230726)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10278666)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10278944)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10279087)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10303577)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10303641)
Unknown Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10135687)
Unknown Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10303021)
War Bonnet Mining District
William Moore Prospect
Wm. A. Cross Ranch Prospect

Latitude: 42°51'12"N
Longitude: 105°31'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.853333333333,-105.51972222222

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: Al As Be C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Se Si U V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzScheeliteSchoepiteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
TalcVivianiteZircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferroselite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Liebigite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volkonskoite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12909768803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12909761588
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21291039718
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12910411272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212911355509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182291020,2910314286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4290979,291009,291042,29107727770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O6291041,291042,291046,291074,291077,2911461184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4290960,290963,290991,2911355707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25290952,290961,290963,290965,29120927198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42290952,2909533902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42290952,290990951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82290952,2909531756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O4290976,290979,291041,291046566
Copper  (*)CopperCu12909653846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12909608173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2291134,291135814
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe2129112751
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2290976,2909937437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12909766890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34290976,291026,291036,29113514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412909765591
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O3291041,291065,29107778
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2129113512537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2291020,2910314924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22291023,2911345800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3291077,291107,2911261508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23290976,291020,29103117380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1291023494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26290976,290979,291042,291074,291127,29120939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82291136,2912099056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210290952,290961,290963,290965,290976,290991,291020,291031,291136,29120961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2290946,2910234894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6129097694
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O1291041128
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212909533337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212910392562
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O5290950,290993,291041,291042,291074628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212290976,290979,291041,291042,291046,291058,291061,291065,291074,291077,291134,2911352718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O8290951,290997,291041,291065,291074,291078,291145,291146890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O2290990,291039652
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1290976636
Volkonskoite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O129095322



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00662540540Cambrian       Cu172424Jasper Mine (2), Converse Co., Wyoming, USAJasperCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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