Mineral Evolution Database

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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.

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Geocronite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Geocronite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Wurtzite Zircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	233047	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	233082	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			6	233002,233158,233165,233167,233173,233174	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	232904	1036
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	233031	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			9	232959,233158,233163,233165,233167,233171,233173,233174,233179	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	232904,233168	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	232893,233082	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			1	233106	450
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			5	232959,233099,233164,233171,233173	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	233099	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			18	232850,232881,232907,232908,232909,232942,232956,232958,232970,233002,233042,233049,233055,233056,233158,233168,233173,233174	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	233082,233158,233179	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	232968	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1757	1755	27	232970,232972,232982,232990,233002,233015,233018,233025,233042,233049,233098,233112,233116,233117,233158,233162,233163,233164,233165,233166,233171,233173,233174,233179,233190,233191,233192	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			3	233112,233117,233119	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	232893,233168,233173	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	232857	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			4	232968,232982,233002,233082	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	233173	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	233015,233031	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			6	232884,232908,232909,232942,233040,233098	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	232968	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			5	232954,233025,233042,233047,233168	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	232896	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	232912,232913	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	79	77.4	55	232803,232806,232807,232811,232814,232816,232819,232822,232823,232832,232893,232952,232953,232955,232956,232957,232958,232959,232960,232966,232968,232969,232970,232972,232973,232976,232978,232982,232983,232988,232990,233002,233031,233049,233082,233098,233158,233161,233162,233163,233164,233165,233166,233167,233170,233171,233173,233174,233179,233182,233184,233190,233191,233192,233195	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃			1	233173	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	232802,232804,232821,232824,233179	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			120	232803,232805,232806,232807,232811,232814,232817,232826,232832,232833,232834,232836,232847,232871,232874,232875,232876,232880,232881,232885,232888,232889,232892,232895,232900,232903,232923,232926,232949,232954,232955,232958,232959,232962,232966,232967,232968,232969,232970,232971,232972,232973,232975,232976,232978,232979,232981,232982,232983,232986,232987,232988,232990,232994,232998,233000,233001,233002,233011,233014,233017,233018,233019,233021,233022,233025,233026,233027,233031,233032,233037,233038,233039,233040,233041,233042,233044,233051,233053,233057,233058,233063,233065,233066,233068,233069,233071,233072,233078,233079,233082,233094,233096,233097,233098,233102,233111,233112,233116,233117,233119,233120,233139,233140,233141,233149,233154,233158,233162,233163,233164,233165,233166,233167,233173,233174,233191,233192,233194,233195	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	233047	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	232807,232982,233015,233056	14640
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	233165,233173	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			10	232841,232842,232844,232850,232907,232908,232940,233055,233056,233062	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			10	232802,232804,232809,232821,232824,233015,233031,233042,233047,233117	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			13	232954,232958,233017,233018,233020,233021,233025,233047,233082,233112,233117,233119,233173	12537
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			3	233002,233158,233200	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	232882,232896,232954	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			5	232841,232844,232907,232909,233055	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			15	232841,232842,232844,232850,232907,232908,232909,232940,232942,233055,233056,233062,233102,233120,233173	17380
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	232959	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	233002	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	233047	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	233026	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	233015	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	79	77.4	63	232803,232806,232807,232811,232814,232832,232834,232952,232954,232955,232956,232957,232958,232959,232960,232966,232968,232969,232970,232971,232972,232973,232976,232978,232982,232983,232986,232988,232990,232998,233002,233014,233015,233018,233022,233026,233040,233049,233082,233094,233099,233102,233112,233116,233117,233119,233120,233158,233161,233162,233163,233164,233165,233167,233170,233171,233173,233174,233179,233182,233190,233191,233192	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	232832	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	233082	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	232908	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	232990	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	79	77.4	94	232803,232806,232807,232811,232814,232819,232822,232823,232832,232834,232836,232841,232842,232843,232844,232850,232866,232871,232872,232880,232889,232893,232896,232904,232907,232908,232940,232942,232949,232954,232955,232956,232957,232958,232959,232960,232966,232968,232969,232970,232971,232972,232973,232976,232978,232982,232983,232986,232988,232990,232998,233002,233014,233015,233017,233018,233021,233022,233026,233032,233040,233042,233047,233049,233055,233056,233062,233082,233094,233096,233102,233106,233112,233116,233117,233119,233120,233158,233161,233162,233163,233164,233165,233166,233167,233168,233171,233173,233174,233179,233184,233190,233191,233192	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	233173	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			16	232802,232803,232804,232806,232809,232811,232814,232821,232823,232824,232832,232834,232945,233042,233043,233184	4894
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃			1	233157	64
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	79	77.4	40	232952,232953,232956,232957,232958,232959,232960,232966,232968,232969,232970,232971,232972,232973,232978,232982,232983,232988,232990,233002,233049,233082,233099,233158,233162,233163,233164,233165,233166,233167,233170,233171,233173,233174,233179,233182,233190,233191,233192,233195	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	233164,233173	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	232940	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	232972	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			27	232816,232823,232836,232893,232960,232968,232972,232973,232982,232990,233002,233015,233018,233022,233026,233082,233098,233162,233164,233165,233166,233171,233173,233184,233190,233191,233192	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			3	232802,232821,232824	4899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	233021	652
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	233082	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			5	232802,232804,232809,232821,232824	5251

2 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
	NAVDAT-76263	79	77.4	78.2±0.8					76263						160485	Bullion Mine, Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District), Powell Co., Montana, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
	Bradley_2012_016	1757	1755	1756±1	U/Pb			zircon				Zircon			160106	Big Sky Placer, Pioneer Mining District (Gold Creek Mining District), Powell Co., Montana, USA	—	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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