Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Smuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 52
Youngest recorded age at locality: 52

mindat Locality ID: 3589
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3589.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Smuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°11'35"N
Longitude: 106°48'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.193055555556,-106.80638888889

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: Ag As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteCopperEpsomiteFluoriteMalachiteNonePhenakitePolybasite
RocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteWurtzite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Goslarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Willemite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5252011547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)525204979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2525209895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5252024243
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O52520188
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25252012537
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]52520716
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)525206417
Silver  (*)CopperAg525205186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)525202473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5252021482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS52520332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13525201803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13525205317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2525202718
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO452520303
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS52520372



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00444525252     Yes  30152Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USAAspenSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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