Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Climax Mine (Climax Open Pit Mine), Climax, Climax District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24

mindat Locality ID: 7745
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7745.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Climax Mine (Climax Open Pit Mine), Climax, Climax District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°22'24"N
Longitude: 106°10'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.373333333333,-106.17583333333

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Brannerite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Zircon

Allophane ()*	Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Koechlinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Brannerite Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Mica Molybdenite Monazite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Topaz Zircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	33	24	470
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	33	24	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	33	24	248
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	33	24	700
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	33	24	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	33	24	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	33	24	27198
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	33	24	289
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	33	24	414
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	33	24	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	33	24	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	33	24	6890
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	33	24	469
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	33	24	2228
Koechlinite ()*	None	Bi₂MoO₆	33	24	39
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	33	24	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	28.4	24.8	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	33	24	140
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	33	24	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	33	24	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	33	24	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	33	24	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	33	24	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	33	24	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	33	24	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	33	24	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	33	24	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	33	24	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	33	24	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	33	24	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	33	24	2718
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	33	24	939

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00103	33	24										Koechlinite, Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	7745	Climax Mine (Climax Open Pit Mine), Climax, Climax District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA	Climax	Bookstrom (1989)	10.1016/0013-7952(89)90045-8	EG27_543
	Mo-00104	28.4	24.8	26.6±1.8	Re-Os			molybdenite				Molybdenite	Koechlinite, Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	7745	Climax Mine (Climax Open Pit Mine), Climax, Climax District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA	Climax	Suzuki et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90021-N	GCA57_1625

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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