Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 58.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 36.7

mindat Locality ID: 7180
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7180.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°28'57"N
Longitude: 104°29'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.4825,-104.49361111111

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	Copper	Malachite	None

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 Au C Cu H O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Cu H O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Copper Malachite None

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Chrysocolla ()*	Gold ()*	Malachite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	58.9	36.7	3531
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	58.9	36.7	30554
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	58.9	36.7	12537

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-8413	51.1	36.7	43.9±7.2	8413	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-8414	51.1	36.7	43.9±7.2	8414	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-8416	51.1	36.7	43.9±7.2	8416	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-8417	51.1	36.7	43.9±7.2	8417	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-8419	51.1	36.7	43.9±7.2	8419	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9056	58.9	49.4	54.15±4.75	9056	7180	Copper Prince Mine, Crook Co., Wyoming, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

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