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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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte	Bastnäsite
Buckhornite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fornacite	Gadolinite	Gatelite
Geocronite	Germanite	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Weberite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Th U V W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Fe H Mn Na O Si W Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Autunite Baryte Bastnäsite
Buckhornite Calcite Cerite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum
Covellite Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Fornacite Gadolinite Gatelite
Geocronite Germanite Lillianite Linarite Malachite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Monazite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Weberite Wurtzite Zircon

97 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Altaite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassetite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Briartite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Buckhornite ()*
Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coffinite ()*
Coloradoite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryolite ()*	Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fizélyite ()*	Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*	Geocronite ()*
Germanite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*
Melonite ()*	Mercury ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Paratellurite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Perbøeite-(Ce) ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*
Rickardite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Roscoelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tellurantimony ()*
Tellurite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thorite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Villiaumite ()*	Weberite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	184822,184835	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	2	184822,184831	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	184875	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	184827,184829,184875,184885,184886,184894	706
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	5	184779,184806,184811,184835,184879	489
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	184823	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	3	184822,184832,184878	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4	184781,184798,184830,184835	3092
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	184804,184822,184875	295
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	184822	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	3	184802,184812,184840	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	184823	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	184772,184848	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	1	184866	51
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	2	184804,184827	304
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	184822,184882	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	184822	5516
Briartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeGeS₄	1	184822	12
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	2	184804,184875	115
Buckhornite ()*	Buckhornite	(Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂)	1	184831	13
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	3	184783,184831,184835	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	184822,184879	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	3	184822,184832,184878	1252
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	4	184875,184885,184886,184894	47
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	184823	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	184822	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	184839	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	184772,184779,184785,184798,184811,184822,184823,184826,184828,184831,184832,184837,184848,184874,184879	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	184823	3531
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	2	184802,184830	566
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	4	184779,184835,184841,184879	169
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	184831	4165
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	1	184822	50
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	184822	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	2	184772,184822	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	184804,184826,184827,184875	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	2	184830,184864	551
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	1	184837	54
Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃F	3	184827,184829,184875	19
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	25	184770,184772,184781,184783,184785,184789,184798,184802,184804,184822,184826,184827,184828,184829,184830,184831,184832,184848,184859,184864,184871,184875,184878,184882,184900	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	184828	663
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	0		163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	16	184772,184781,184785,184789,184798,184811,184822,184823,184828,184830,184831,184832,184848,184864,184879,184900	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	3	184789,184822,184832	68
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	2	184822,184823	133
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	2	184822,184823	33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	37	184771,184775,184779,184782,184785,184789,184806,184809,184811,184812,184815,184820,184825,184831,184837,184841,184846,184848,184849,184860,184863,184864,184868,184872,184874,184876,184879,184882,184884,184887,184888,184889,184890,184891,184892,184893,184898	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	184822	188
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	184798,184879	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	184779	804
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	0		469
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	1	184802	123
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	4	184779,184785,184811,184835	111
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	184823	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	184823	12537
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1	184835	207
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1	184841	397
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	184875	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	184820,184837	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	184829	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	184820	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	8	184772,184785,184820,184830,184832,184864,184875,184879	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	3	184779,184783,184837	67
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	184822,184830	2349
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	1	184835	158
Paratellurite ()*	Rutile	TeO₂	1	184841	20
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	184827	144
Perbøeite-(Ce) ()*	Gatelite	(CaCe₃)(Al₃Fe²⁺)(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)₃O(OH)₂	1	184827	4
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	8	184779,184783,184785,184806,184811,184835,184837,184879	409
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	184822	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	25	184772,184779,184781,184785,184789,184798,184802,184811,184815,184820,184826,184827,184828,184830,184831,184832,184835,184837,184848,184864,184874,184875,184879,184882,184900	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	184822	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	28	184772,184779,184781,184783,184785,184789,184798,184802,184811,184815,184820,184822,184823,184827,184828,184829,184830,184831,184832,184835,184837,184848,184864,184871,184874,184879,184882,184900	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	1	184823	37
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	2	184783,184841	52
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	184822	375
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	184783,184864	253
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	184802	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	184823,184848,184864,184879	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	184772,184798,184802,184811,184822,184830,184831,184837,184848,184874,184879	21482
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	1	184779	92
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	184822	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	9	184779,184783,184785,184811,184828,184833,184835,184841,184879	337
Tellurantimony ()*	Tetradymite	Sb₂Te₃	1	184865	29
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂	1	184835	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	4	184811,184828,184833,184835	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4	184772,184823,184828,184831	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	3	184785,184831,184882	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	184798,184831,184848,184874	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	184830	1006
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	4	184798,184839,184840,184859	1059
Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*	Fornacite	Ce₂Al(SiO₄)₂(OH)	3	184804,184827,184875	23
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	10	184798,184802,184804,184827,184829,184830,184832,184839,184859,184875	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	184827	890
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF	1	184871	31
Weberite ()*	Weberite	Na₂MgAlF₇	1	184822	13

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050657	Jamestown, Jamestown District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R050657

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