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Locality Name:
Wolf Creek Area, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 276445
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276445.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wolf Creek Area, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Gray Jeep Group (Unpatented Claims: Gray Jeep Nos. 1-15; Stacie Queen)
Kezer No. 2 Prospect
Lilly Belle Mine (Unpatented Claims: Old Faithful; Annabella Nos. 1-2)
Unnamed Pegmatite Occurrence (MRDS - 10014391)
Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014392)
Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014393)
Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014394)
Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014395)
Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014396)
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014397)
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10014398)
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10087942)
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10087943)
Unnamed Thorium Prospects (MRDS - 10094674)

Latitude: 38°23'7"N
Longitude: 107°7'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.385277777778,-107.12277777778

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O S Si Th Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteMolybdeniteNoneQuartz
RutileScheeliteTitaniteZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)28190186,190190,190191,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901993092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11190186,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,19019911547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11190186,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,19019927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2119018827198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)28190186,190190,190191,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901999895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211190186,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901999617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11190186,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901997437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311190186,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,19019914640
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11901894924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211901895800
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2190187,190188494
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211901863106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213190186,190187,190189,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,19019961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2190187,1901884894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)8190186,190190,190191,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901996417
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)12190186,190188,190190,190191,190192,190193,190194,190195,190196,190197,190198,1901991006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11901894899



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