Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 280
Youngest recorded age at locality: 280

mindat Locality ID: 19493
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19493.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°13'46"N
Longitude: 116°40'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.229444444444,-116.66888888889

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	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Malachite
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite

Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Epidote Malachite
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	280	280	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	280	280	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	280	280	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	280	280	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	280	280	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	280	280	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	280	280	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	280	280	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	280	280	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	280	280	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	280	280	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	280	280	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	280	280	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	280	280	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	280	280	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	280	280	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	280	280	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	280	280	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	280	280	5317
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	280	280	1025

1 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
	vms-01051	280	280	Lower Permian										S	19493	Red Ledge Mine (Red Lodge; Red Eagle), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA	Red Ledge	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

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