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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tourmaline	Zircon

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Carnotite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Coffinite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Gaylussite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Liebigite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Schorl ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*
Strontianite ()*	Talc ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*

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 B Be Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O P S Se Si Sr U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Marcasite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tourmaline Zircon

42 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	293025,293030	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	46.6	41.4	1	293326	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			2	293025,293030	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	46.6	41.4	1	293326	1935
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			5	293173,293295,293296,293302,293321	1184
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	293327	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	46.6	41.4	1	293326	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	293029,293183,293332	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	293029,293183,293332	951
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			1	293173	566
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	293025	520
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	293025	2740
Gaylussite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O			1	293341	57
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	46.6	41.4	2	293283,293326	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	293339	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2648	2398.3	1	293344	14640
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)			1	293113	123
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	293070	2228
Liebigite ()*	None	Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O			1	293173	78
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	293029,293030,293183,293332	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	46.6	41.4	1	293326	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	293025,293030	4924
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			2	293335,293341	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	46.6	41.4	1	293326	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	293025	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	293025,293030	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	46.6	41.4	1	293326	192
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	46.6	41.4	1	293326	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	46.6	41.4	2	293173,293326	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			4	293016,293025,293030,293182	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	293025	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2648	41.4	0		1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	46.6	41.4	2	293283,293326	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	46.6	41.4	1	293326	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			1	293025	688
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	293327	589
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	293029	3337
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			2	293053,293057	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	293029	2562
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			3	293113,293173,293302	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			3	293053,293070,293173	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	293173	890

23 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-11355	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11355		172172	Goat Mountain Area Occurrence (Rattlesnake Hills; Barlow Gap; McDougal Gulch), Goat Mountain Area, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11356	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11356		172172	Goat Mountain Area Occurrence (Rattlesnake Hills; Barlow Gap; McDougal Gulch), Goat Mountain Area, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11351	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11351		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11360	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11360		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11379	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11379		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11408	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11408		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11409	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11409		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11410	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11410		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11411	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11411		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11413	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11413		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5608	45.7	43.7	44.7±1				5608		292720	Alkaline Igneous Gold Prospect, Rattlesnake Hills, Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
USGS-Rb-Sr-00091	2648	2528	2588±60	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	muscovite		Muscovite	173929	Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080882), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00092	2648	2528	2588±60	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	microcline		Microcline	173929	Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080882), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00127	2398.3	2398.3	2398.3	Rb-Sr	age of metamorphic crystallization	biotite			173929	Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080882), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00507	2537.84	2487.84	2512.84±25	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock			173929	Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080882), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
NAVDAT-11320	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11320		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11321	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11321		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11322	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11322		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11323	46.6	41.4	43.6+3/-2.2				11323		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5616	47.7	42.5	45.1±2.6				5616		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5618	47.7	42.5	45.1±2.6				5618		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5619	47.7	42.5	45.1±2.6				5619		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5621	47.7	42.5	45.1±2.6				5621		174904	Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10091612), Natrona Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

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