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Locality Name:
Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33.9

mindat Locality ID: 50059
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50059.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA": 101
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 92

Number of Child Localities: 31
Child Localities:
Bear Creek District
Bed Rock Placer
Blue Eagle Prospect
Buckeye
Canon No. 7
Cross Canyon Area
Cross No. 1
Dolores
East Mancos District
Farmers
Ft. Lewis
La Plata District (California District)
Le - Ru Mines
Mancos River Black Sand Deposit
McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde Quarry
Paradox Basin
Rico District (Pioneer District)
San Juan Basin
Shiprock Group
Unknown Clay - Fire (Refractory) Occurrence (MRDS - 10017582)
Unknown Clay - Fire (Refractory) Occurrence (MRDS - 10017583)
Unknown Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10142386)
Unknown Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10263890)
Ute Mountain
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation
Vulcan Placer
West Mancos River Placers
Yellow Lizzard Prospect
Yellowjacket Canyon Area

Latitude: 37°23'2"N
Longitude: 108°31'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.383888888889,-108.52444444444

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	Analcime	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Sulphur
Talc	Tetrahedrite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U V W Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Analcime Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Garnet Gypsum
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Prehnite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Sulphur
Talc Tetrahedrite Zircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Pintadoite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Starkeyite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	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
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	33.9	1	193011	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	80	60	2	193002,193019	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	192995	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	100	33.9	1	193011	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	192980	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	192943,192957,192976	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	192943,192974	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	192964	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	100	33.9	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	80	60	4	192957,192976,192997,193002	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	192957,192984	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			5	192928,192929,192930,192948,192997	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	80	60	6	192936,192999,193000,193002,193003,193027	1184
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	192943	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			5	192928,192929,192930,192948,192976	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	80	60	3	192957,192997,193002	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	80	60	1	193002	3531
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			1	192943	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	192943	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	100	33.9	1	193011	1008
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	100	33.9	1	193011	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	192943	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	80	60	1	193002	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	192964	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	192955,192976,192982	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			6	192950,192954,192957,192961,192966,192993	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	80	60	4	193000,193002,193008,193021	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	193010	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	80	60	4	192964,192995,192997,193002	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	100	33.9	1	193011	469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	192995	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	33.9	2	192995,193011	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	100	33.9	2	192976,193011	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	100	33.9	2	192964,193011	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	80	60	6	192928,192929,192930,192948,192999,193002	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	192943	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂			1	192963	252
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	192943	915
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	193019	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	100	33.9	1	193011	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100	33.9	1	193011	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	80	60	2	193002,193019	1236
Pintadoite ()*	None	Ca₂V⁵⁺₂O₇·9H₂O			1	192999	11
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100	33.9	1	193011	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	80	60	11	192928,192929,192930,192948,192955,192964,192966,192974,192982,193001,193002	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	80	60	2	193000,193002	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	100	33.9	1	193011	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	192955,192957,192976,192997,193008	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	100	33.9	1	193011	1711
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	192928	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	192955,192976,192982	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	193008	79
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	192956	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	192938	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	193010	275
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	100	33.9	1	193011	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	80	60	1	193002	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	192957,192976	5317
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			2	192936,193027	628
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	193013	5251

3 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)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-66795	80	60	70±10	66795	116365	McElmo Creek Area (McElmo Field; Ute Mountains Area), McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-66796	80	60	70±10	66796	116365	McElmo Creek Area (McElmo Field; Ute Mountains Area), McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
sedznpb-00486	100	33.9	Late Cretaceous to Eocene		116370	Rico District (Pioneer District), Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA	Rico	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

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