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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Autunite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Cristobalite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scapolite	Schoepite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Wavellite	Wölsendorfite
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 Au Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Autunite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Cristobalite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scapolite Schoepite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Wavellite Wölsendorfite
Zircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Antigorite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Curite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Fourmarierite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Richterite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wölsendorfite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	75	61.4	2	189321,189368	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	189313	1627
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	189304	708
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	189272	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			4	189243,189314,189334,189366	1272
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	189244	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	189263,189321	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	75	61.4	3	189280,189296,189368	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			3	189243,189314,189334	1184
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	75	61.4	1	189368	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	189321	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			9	189263,189281,189296,189303,189304,189322,189325,189362,189363	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	189304	951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	189264,189304	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	189244,189338	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			3	189296,189324,189361	1008
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	189280	453
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O			1	189363	51
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	189321	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	189304,189313	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	189321	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	189296	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	189362,189363	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	189304	1188
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O			1	189363	61
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	189296	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			5	189281,189296,189303,189304,189306	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	189258,189340,189341,189342	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	189263,189325,189362,189363	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	189313	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	189314	2228
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O			1	189363	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	189304	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	189314	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	189328	176
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			4	189301,189344,189362,189363	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	189362	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	75	61.4	1	189368	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	189297	2994
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	189313	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			6	189263,189281,189301,189304,189362,189363	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	75	61.4	14	189263,189274,189280,189297,189304,189311,189314,189322,189361,189362,189364,189366,189367,189368	61156
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	189313	148
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O			1	189314	128
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			2	189361,189362	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	189305	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	189281,189303,189304,189306	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	189314	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	189297	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	189306	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	189304	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	189296	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	189280	458
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			3	189271,189362,189363	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			2	189363,189366	890
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	189318	374
Wölsendorfite ()*	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄·12H₂O			1	189363	43
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	189362,189363	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	189304	1025

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-3782	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3782		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-3783	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3783		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-3784	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3784		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-3785	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3785		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-3786	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3786		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-3787	28.5	27	28+0.5/-1		3787		113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51497	28.05	27.99	28.02±0.03	sanidine	51497	Sanidine	113699	Unknown Pumice (MRDS - 10190909), Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33452	75	66	70.5±4.5		33452		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33453	75	66	70.5±4.5		33453		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33454	75	66	70.5±4.5		33454		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33455	75	66	70.5±4.5		33455		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33456	75	66	70.5±4.5		33456		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33457	75	66	70.5±4.5		33457		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33458	75	66	70.5±4.5		33458		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33459	71.4	61.4	66.4±5		33459		158769	Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

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