Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
F.M.D. Mine, Evergreen District (Malachite District), Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA

mindat Locality ID: 6260
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6260.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "F.M.D. Mine, Evergreen District (Malachite District), Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°40'50"N
Longitude: 105°17'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.680555555556,-105.28805555556

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.

Apatite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Malachite	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel

Almandine ()*	Anorthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Uraninite ()*

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: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Malachite Nickeline
None Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2353
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1036
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	445
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2718

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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