Mineral Evolution Database

Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.

Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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.

Locality Name:
Silverton, Animas District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 380
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13

mindat Locality ID: 3663
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3663.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Silverton, Animas District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA": 66
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 60

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Anvil Mountain
Arrastra Basin
Hazelton Mountain
Ideal Placer
Kendall Mountain
Round Mountain
Storm Peak Area
Sultan Mountain

Latitude: 37°48'18"N
Longitude: 107°38'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.805,-107.64722222222

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

Anglesite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*
Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Sanidine ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay
Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Lillianite Linarite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

47 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	26	13	2	196126,196180	2734
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	26	13	1	196141	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	26	13	2	196141,196167	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	26	13	4	196145,196148,196160,196170	11547
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	26	13	1	196162	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	26	13	2	196146,196180	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	26	13	3	196126,196133,196162	4979
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	26	13	1	196162	91
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	26	13	18	196124,196127,196133,196143,196144,196145,196147,196149,196157,196158,196160,196162,196170,196173,196176,196177,196179,196180	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	26	13	2	196179,196180	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	26	13	1	196180	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	26	13	1	196146	4135
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	26	13	3	196133,196143,196148	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	26	13	5	196133,196173,196175,196176,196179	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26	13	23	196124,196126,196127,196133,196143,196144,196145,196147,196148,196149,196157,196158,196159,196160,196161,196162,196170,196173,196175,196176,196177,196179,196180	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	26	13	2	196162,196167	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	13	2	196167,196180	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	26	13	1	196126	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	26	13	2	196179,196180	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	26	13	8	196124,196125,196126,196143,196147,196175,196179,196184	469
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	26	13	2	196169,196180	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	1	196126	2228
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	26	13	1	196179	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	26	13	1	196162	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	26	13	2	196162,196167	12537
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	26	13	1	196146	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	26	13	2	196126,196167	17380
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	1	196162	64
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	26	13	1	196180	249
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	13	2	196126,196167	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	26	13	1	196162	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	26	13	15	196124,196133,196134,196136,196144,196148,196157,196158,196162,196170,196173,196175,196177,196179,196180	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	26	13	1	196177	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26	13	13	196126,196136,196145,196148,196157,196158,196160,196162,196170,196173,196176,196179,196180	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	26	13	6	196148,196162,196169,196173,196179,196180	1711
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	26	13	1	196178	598
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	26	13	1	196162	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	26	13	4	196148,196162,196169,196180	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	26	13	2	196133,196148	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	26	13	17	196126,196133,196143,196144,196145,196146,196147,196148,196149,196157,196158,196162,196170,196173,196177,196179,196180	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	26	13	1	196179	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	26	13	1	196177	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	26	13	1	196158	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	26	13	8	196127,196133,196145,196160,196170,196173,196179,196180	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	26	13	1	196146	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	26	13	1	196146	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	26	13	1	196146	1247

4 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	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
Jen_0001438	16.6	13	16.6-13		age of mineralization		scheelite			Scheelite			3663	Silverton, Animas District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA	Silverton	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147
Giersdorf_00000596	24	20	22±2	238U-206U			uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for U238-Pb206 analysis
Giersdorf_00000597	26	22	24±2	235U-207Pb			uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for U235-Pb207 analysis
Giersdorf_00000598	380	280	330±50	207Pb-206Pb	The Pb207-Pb206 age given for these samples is described as being highly erroneous due to the systematic sensitivity of the analytic methods	low	uraninite	K-172	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	4142	Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA	Happy Jack Mine	Miller et al. (1963)	10.1130/0016-7606(1963)74[609:IEOTOO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB74_609	Age given for Pb207-Pb206 analysis

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...