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Locality Name:
Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 17.8

mindat Locality ID: 5591
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5591.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA": 52
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 42
Child Localities:
Belle Of The West Mine (Malter Placer; MS 588; Western Belle; MS 1049; Delphos; MS 6952; Trenton; MS 6967; Extension; MS 358; Patented Claims: Belle Of The West; MS 357)
Black Crook Mine (Ilma-Hiwassee Group; Ilma Mine; New Year)
Cleveland Mine
Contention Mine (Patented Claims: Contention; MS 4694; Mayflower; MS 9792)
Dauphin
Dawn Of Hope
Eckman Manganese Deposit
Evangeline Claim
Fanny Fern Mine (Mayday Lode; J. C. Lode; Springfield; Unpatented Claims: Fanny Fern No. 2; Patented Claim: Fanny Fern; MS 699; B. R. Lode)
Ferrara Ranch
Galena
Garlock Mine
Gladiator Mine (Ore House; Gladiator; MS 628; Montana Nos. 1-9)
Gold Quartz Mine (Wells Mine; Patented Claim: Red Cloud; MS 622; Gold Quartz Nos. 1-6; Unpatented Claim: Gold Quartz)
Golden Wonder Mine
Happy Day
I.D.A. Occurrence
Ilma Mine
L-C Property (Lake City Property)
Lake City
Lake Fork River
Louise Morrell Lode Nos.1 & 2
Mable
Matterhorn Peak Area
Missouri Favorite Mine
Nellie M. Mine (Patented Claim: Nellie M.; MS 623)
Ottowa Mine
Pelican Mine
Red Mountain Alunite Deposit
Risorgimento Mine (Patented Claim: Risorgimento; MS 17676)
Rodney No. 1
Silver Creek
St. Mary's Mining Company Property (V.C.)
Sulphuret Mine (Cora; MS 615; Patented Claims: Sulphuret; MS 589; Sulphuret-Cora Mine)
Sunshine Peak Tuff
Uncompahgre Peak
Uncompahgre Peak Prospect (Maurell Claim)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10288547)
Unknown Gold (MRDS - 10288614)
Unknown Stone - Crushed/Broken Occurrence (MRDS - 10142175)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10239606)
Unknown Zinc - Lead - Gold - Copper - Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10263861)

Latitude: 38°1'37"N
Longitude: 107°18'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.026944444444,-107.31583333333
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 Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Bi C Cu Fe H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFluoriteGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Colusite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krennerite  (*)
Lead  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Melonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pilsenite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stützite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Sylvanite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S21.220.411902892793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS330.517.82190266,190284315
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe30.1271190284489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)630.517.82190277,190301966
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)230.517.82190286,1902893092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS30.120.42190284,1902899052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)230.517.805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)30.517.814190263,190264,190266,190271,190275,190276,190283,190284,190286,190289,190291,190297,190300,19030211547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S330.517.83190263,190276,1902841935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS430.517.82190284,1902885516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1130.517.85190263,190283,190284,190289,190291843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330.517.86190263,190266,190283,190284,190289,1902911089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe230.517.82190284,190287361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)30.517.82190286,19028927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS230.517.814190263,190264,190266,190271,190276,190283,190284,190285,190286,190288,190289,190297,190298,19030527198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS230.1271190284162
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe30.517.82190276,190284169
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S1630.517.82190276,190284110
Copper  (*)CopperCu30.517.811902883846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30.517.82190284,1902884165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430.517.83190277,190286,190289651
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS230.1271190284246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS430.517.82190276,190284910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)21.220.411902898173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF230.517.82190286,1902899617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1230.517.85190264,190286,190288,190289,190291663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS30.517.816190263,190264,190266,190271,190275,190276,190277,190284,190286,190288,190289,190291,190297,190300,190302,19030524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu30.517.82190277,19028430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O30.517.83190283,190286,1902896890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O330.517.83190284,190289,19030114640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te30.1271190284804
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)630.127119028482
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1430.1271190284784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430.517.84190277,190286,190289,1903015591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe830.517.82190276,190284111
Lead  (*)CopperPb30.1271190284192
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS430.517.82190276,190284198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O430.517.82190286,19028914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)230.517.8119027112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230.517.86190263,190266,190277,190283,190291,1903005674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS230.517.80252
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS830.517.82190276,19028492
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O30.517.80915
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe230.517.82190277,190284207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS230.517.811902795800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO330.517.81190279140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)230.517.82190286,19028917380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O30.517.811903081236
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]30.1271190284249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe230.517.83190277,190284,190287409
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te330.517.8119027657
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]30.517.82190284,190291716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS330.1271190284733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS330.517.84190264,190271,190280,1902841425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS230.517.87190263,190264,190266,190284,190286,190289,19030139462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO330.120.42190284,190289147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO230.517.820190263,190264,190266,190271,190275,190276,190277,190283,190284,190285,190286,190288,190289,190291,190297,190298,190300,190301,190302,19030561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)30.517.89190264,190266,190275,190276,190284,190286,190289,190291,1903001711
Silver  (*)CopperAg30.517.85190264,190266,190286,190289,1902985186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)30.517.811902712473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS30.517.818190263,190264,190266,190271,190275,190276,190277,190283,190284,190286,190288,190289,190291,190297,190298,190300,190302,19030521482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS430.1271190284586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S330.517.811902773418
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)30.127119028492
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)630.517.81190277105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe430.517.82190284,190285337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe30.1271190284190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te330.1271190284276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1330.517.83190263,190284,1902911803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330.517.89190263,190264,190266,190276,190284,190285,190286,190289,1902915317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO230.517.83190270,190284,1903042718
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe230.127119028464
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS30.517.82190276,190284372


10 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
Kristen00195723.123.123.1        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City CalderaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen001958292929        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USAUncompahgre CalderaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00195930.527.529±1.5        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196029.527.528.5±1        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196124.122.123.1±1        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196219.817.818.8±1        5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196528.527.1         5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen001963282727.5±0.5206Pb/238Umineralization agehigh      3642Golden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USAGolden Fleece VeinHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196430.127.528.8±1.3207Pb/235U       3642Golden Fleece Mine, Lake City, Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USAGolden Fleece VeinHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196621.220.420.8±0.4K-Ar sericite     7754Oulay Mine (Ulay Mine; Ute-Ulay Mine), Lake City, Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USAUte-Ulay MineHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 

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