Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bucky Pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA

mindat Locality ID: 28282
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28282.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bucky Pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°34'55"N
Longitude: 106°37'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.581944444444,-106.62916666667

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.

Allanite	Beryl	Clay	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Mica	Monazite	None
Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	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 Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Na O P Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Na O P Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Beryl Clay Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Mica Monazite None
Quartz Rutile Spinel Topaz

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Beryl ()*	Gahnite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Topaz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2353
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4286
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	445
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1476

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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