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Locality Name:
Granite Mts, Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA


mindat Locality ID: 7203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Granite Mts, Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Abernathy Jade Claims (Abernathy No. 1 Deposit)
Barlow Gap
Black Mountain Pegmatite
Graham Ranch
L. B. Curtis-W. L. Marion Claims
Lucky Strike Jade Claim
Microwave Tower Hill Claim
Rhoads Jade Pit (Rhodes Jade Pit)

Latitude: 42°31'12"N
Longitude: 107°36'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.52,-107.60111111111
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 Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylClayCorundumMicaNonePyroxeneQuartzTalc

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Corundum  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Spodumene  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)212919923419
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21291992718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812919854286
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32291988,2919891797
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12919862740
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129198817380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129199061156
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61291986688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212919923337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212919922562


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