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Locality Name:
Sedalia Mine (Jackpot Adit; Adits Nos. 1-3; Dewey Adit; Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 5896
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5896.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sedalia Mine (Jackpot Adit; Adits Nos. 1-3; Dewey Adit; Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°35'0"N
Longitude: 106°'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.583333333333,-106

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 Au Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineEpidoteEpsomite
FeldsparGarnetGypsumHumiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteVesuvianiteWavelliteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O0188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O0292
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO40303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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