Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3131.13
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2331.13

mindat Locality ID: 288499
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288499.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Glade Creek

Latitude: 43°58'0"N
Longitude: 110°45'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.966666666667,-110.76638888889

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.

Amorphous	Feldspar	None	Olivine	Pyroxene	Quartz	Spinel	Tridymite	Zircon

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 Ca Fe H K Mg O Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Feldspar None Olivine Pyroxene Quartz Spinel Tridymite Zircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Augite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Opal ()*	Quartz ()*
Sanidine ()*	Tridymite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	2060
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	371
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	14899
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	2994
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	61156
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	598
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	458
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3131.13	2331.13	1	294191	5251

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
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00156	2964.34	2664.34	2814.34±150	Rb-Sr	age of metamorphic crystallization		whole rock							193179	Glade Creek, Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00157	3131.13	2331.13	2731.13±400	Rb-Sr	age of metamorphic crystallization		whole rock							193179	Glade Creek, Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

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