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Locality Name:
Lake City, 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: 69305
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-69305.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lake City, Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Belle Of The East Mine
Golden Fleece Mine
Governor Pitkin Mine
Hidden Treasure Mine
Hotchkiss Lode
Ocean Wave Mine
Oulay Mine (Ulay Mine; Ute-Ulay Mine)

Latitude: 38°0'43"N
Longitude: 107°18'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.011944444444,-107.3075
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 Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFluoriteGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasite
MeloniteMeneghiniteMicaNonePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Altaite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
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  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stützite  (*)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  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS330.1271190284315
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe30.1271190284489
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)230.517.82190286,1902893092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS30.120.42190284,1902899052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)30.517.84190283,190284,190286,19028911547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S330.12711902841935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS430.517.82190284,1902885516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1130.517.83190283,190284,190289843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330.517.83190283,190284,1902891089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe230.517.82190284,190287361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)30.517.82190286,19028927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS230.517.86190283,190284,190285,190286,190288,19028927198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS230.1271190284162
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe30.1271190284169
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S1630.1271190284110
Copper  (*)CopperCu30.517.811902883846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30.517.82190284,1902884165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430.517.82190286,190289651
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS230.1271190284246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS430.1271190284910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)21.220.411902898173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF230.517.82190286,1902899617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1230.517.83190286,190288,190289663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS30.517.84190284,190286,190288,19028924243
Gold  (*)CopperAu30.127119028430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O30.517.83190283,190286,1902896890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O330.120.42190284,19028914640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te30.1271190284804
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)630.127119028482
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1430.1271190284784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430.517.82190286,1902895591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe830.1271190284111
Lead  (*)CopperPb30.1271190284192
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS430.1271190284198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O430.517.82190286,19028914899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230.517.811902835674
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS830.127119028492
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe230.1271190284207
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)230.517.82190286,19028917380
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]30.1271190284249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe230.517.82190284,190287409
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]30.1271190284716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS330.1271190284733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS330.12711902841425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS230.517.83190284,190286,19028939462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO330.120.42190284,190289147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO230.517.86190283,190284,190285,190286,190288,19028961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)30.517.83190284,190286,1902891711
Silver  (*)CopperAg30.517.82190286,1902895186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS30.517.85190283,190284,190286,190288,19028921482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS430.1271190284586
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)30.127119028492
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe430.517.82190284,190285337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe30.1271190284190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te330.1271190284276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1330.12711902841803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330.517.84190284,190285,190286,1902895317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO230.12711902842718
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe230.127119028464
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS30.1271190284372


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     Yes  5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City CalderaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen001958292929     Yes  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     Yes  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     Yes  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     Yes  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     Yes  5591Lake City District (Lake District), Hinsdale Co., Colorado, USALake City AreaHon et al. (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.410EG80_410 
Kristen00196528.527.1      Yes  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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