Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1488.77
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1408.77

mindat Locality ID: 276558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Humming Bird Mine
Nancy Hanks Mine (Nancy Hanks Claim)

Latitude: 38°51'0"N
Longitude: 108°32'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.85,-108.54972222222

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Topaz

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Malachite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Topaz

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Tenorite ()*	Topaz ()*

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
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	192308	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1488.77	1408.77	1	192309	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	192308	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	192308	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	192308	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1488.77	1408.77	2	192308,192309	61156
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	192308	1101
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	192308	1476

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
	USGS-Rb-Sr-01297	1488.77	1408.77	1448.77±40	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion		whole rock							65675	Nancy Hanks Mine (Nancy Hanks Claim), Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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