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Locality Name:
Leadville, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 41.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 37.9

mindat Locality ID: 3652
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3652.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leadville, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA": 104
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 91

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Belgian Mine
Big Four Mine
Breece Hill
Carbonate Hill
Cord Mine
Fryer Hill
Iowa Gulch
Irene Mine
Iron Hill
Little Ellen Hill
Little Stray Horse Gulch
May Day Mine
Penrose Mine
Printer Boy Hill
Yankee Hill

Latitude: 39°14'35"N
Longitude: 106°15'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.243055555556,-106.25222222222

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Descloizite
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Turquoise	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Descloizite
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Meneghinite Mica Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Turquoise Vivianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*
Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Litharge ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Paragonite ()*
Plumbojarosite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Sauconite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Selenium ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	41.3	37.9	2	191482,191498	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	41.3	37.9	0		315
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	41.3	37.9	2	191411,191482	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	0		966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	41.3	37.9	5	191474,191475,191476,191477,191480	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	41.3	37.9	1	191431	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	1	191435	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	41.3	37.9	3	191467,191482,191495	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	5	191405,191410,191467,191495,191508	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	1	191471	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	41.3	37.9	7	191421,191435,191461,191462,191463,191465,191469	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191435	178
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	41.3	37.9	3	191482,191496,191498	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	1	191496	716
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	41.3	37.9	0		227
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	41.3	37.9	1	191479	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	5	191426,191431,191435,191465,191472	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	1	191498	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	38	191410,191417,191420,191421,191422,191423,191424,191426,191427,191430,191432,191435,191436,191443,191444,191445,191446,191447,191448,191449,191450,191451,191456,191459,191461,191465,191471,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480,191482,191496,191498,191505,191506,191507	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191410	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	41.3	37.9	3	191407,191410,191482	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	41.3	37.9	0		197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	41.3	37.9	9	191406,191407,191465,191467,191470,191482,191495,191499,191502	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	41.3	37.9	25	191410,191426,191443,191444,191445,191446,191447,191448,191449,191450,191451,191456,191459,191461,191462,191468,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480,191487,191490,191496,191506	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	41.3	37.9	3	191410,191471,191506	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	41.3	37.9	3	191410,191431,191471	3846
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	41.3	37.9	1	191435	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191471	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	41.3	37.9	5	191410,191417,191426,191432,191435	378
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	41.3	37.9	1	191465	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	41.3	37.9	10	191420,191421,191424,191426,191430,191431,191432,191436,191461,191465	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	41.3	37.9	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191482	484
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	41.3	37.9	42	191417,191420,191424,191426,191427,191430,191431,191432,191435,191436,191443,191444,191445,191446,191447,191448,191449,191450,191451,191454,191456,191458,191459,191465,191467,191470,191471,191472,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480,191482,191484,191485,191495,191496,191499,191502,191505,191507	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	41.3	37.9	1	191482	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	41.3	37.9	1	191410	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	41.3	37.9	11	191406,191410,191465,191471,191482,191496,191498,191499,191502,191505,191507	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191482	188
Graphite ()*	None	C	41.3	37.9	1	191465	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	41.3	37.9	1	191435	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	41.3	37.9	9	191408,191424,191435,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480,191498	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	41.3	37.9	13	191405,191410,191429,191431,191435,191460,191462,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480,191482	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	41.3	37.9	1	191482	804
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	41.3	37.9	2	191407,191411	469
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	41.3	37.9	3	191426,191432,191445	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	0		2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	41.3	37.9	0		5591
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅	41.3	37.9	1	191498	87
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	41.3	37.9	0		139
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	41.3	37.9	6	191407,191408,191410,191470,191482,191491	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	2	191471,191506	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	41.3	37.9	1	191465	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	41.3	37.9	2	191465,191482	252
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	41.3	37.9	0		1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	41.3	37.9	6	191410,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480	247
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	0		17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	0		128
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	41.3	37.9	2	191405,191410	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	41.3	37.9	3	191408,191471,191496	2349
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	1	191482	247
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	41.3	37.9	2	191430,191436	477
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	41.3	37.9	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	41.3	37.9	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	41.3	37.9	25	191406,191407,191408,191409,191410,191411,191412,191413,191414,191415,191426,191431,191435,191459,191465,191467,191469,191471,191479,191482,191495,191499,191502,191505,191507	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	41.3	37.9	8	191426,191435,191457,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	41.3	37.9	7	191410,191426,191474,191475,191476,191477,191480	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	1	191498	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	41.3	37.9	1	191465	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	41.3	37.9	24	191405,191406,191409,191410,191411,191413,191414,191415,191417,191420,191424,191426,191430,191431,191432,191435,191436,191465,191467,191470,191471,191482,191495,191499	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	2	191459,191467	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	41.3	37.9	0		969
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	41.3	37.9	0		454
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	41.3	37.9	2	191436,191461	56
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	41.3	37.9	9	191407,191409,191410,191411,191413,191414,191415,191435,191469	4894
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	41.3	37.9	0		143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	6	191406,191411,191459,191465,191467,191482	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	41.3	37.9	5	191431,191459,191470,191492,191495	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	41.3	37.9	6	191410,191431,191435,191460,191462,191482	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	41.3	37.9	17	191406,191410,191411,191431,191435,191459,191465,191467,191470,191474,191475,191476,191477,191479,191480,191482,191495	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	41.3	37.9	2	191499,191502	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	41.3	37.9	1	191410	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	41.3	37.9	0		484
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	41.3	37.9	2	191408,191410	636
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	41.3	37.9	1	191491	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	41.3	37.9	1	191456	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	41.3	37.9	1	191465	372

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
	sedznpb-00472	41.3	37.9	39.6±1.7											3652	Leadville, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA	Leadville	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050129	Black Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft), Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA	https://rruff.info/R050129

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