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Locality Name:
Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Bridger Mts (Bridger Range), Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA


mindat Locality ID: 7193
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7193.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Bridger Mts (Bridger Range), Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Bell Mine
Billy Jack Mine
Blue Spar Pegmatite
Bonneville No. 1 Pegmatite
Bonneville No. 3 Pegmatite
Bonneville No. 7 Pegmatite
Bonneville No. 8 Pegmatite
Kill Lode
Kunzite Mine
McCanns Pass
Quien Sabe No. 2 Pegmatite
Sentinel Claim
Sleeper Mine
Whippet Claims
Zimmerman Pegmatite

Latitude: 43°24'47"N
Longitude: 107°59'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.413055555556,-107.99583333333
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: Al B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Li Mn Na O P S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylBrauniteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparGarnetGraftoniteMalachiteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStibniteTourmaline

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Spodumene  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2291480,2914818803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O189291466,291467,291473,291474,291476,291478,291479,291480,2914814286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)2039
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212914765171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Graphite  (*)NoneC2291475,2914772812
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2291480,2914814924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24291475,291477,291480,29148117380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O102291479,291481124
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22291480,29148161156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61291479688


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